Hur

A companion of Moses and grandfather of Bezalel.

A written article for Hur is still to come. Below and alongside: where Hur appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1800 BC
    1000 BC
  • Hur
    1721 BC to 1015 BC

Original word

  • חוּר hur
    H2354
Relationships
Father: Caleb Son: Ezer Son: Hareph Daughter: Hazelelponi Daughter: Hazzelelponi Son: Idbash Son: Ishma Son: Jezreel Son: Penuel Son: Salma Son: Shobal Son: Uri Mother: Ephratah Mother: Ephrathah Sister: Achsa Sister: Achsah Brother: Ardon Brother: Ephah Brother: Gazez Brother: Geshan Brother: Haran Sister: Jahdai Brother: Jesher Brother: Jotham Brother: Mesha Brother: Moza Brother: Pelet Brother: Regem Brother: Shaaph Brother: Shaaph Brother: Sheber Brother: Sheva Brother: Shobab Brother: Tirhanah Member of: Tribe of Judah
Citations
“Hur.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Hur appears in Scripture

Exodus 17

וַיַּעַשׂ יְהוֹשֻׁעַ כַּֽאֲשֶׁר אָֽמַר-לוֹ מֹשֶׁה לְהִלָּחֵם בַּֽעֲמָלֵק וּמֹשֶׁה אַֽהֲרֹן וְחוּר עָלוּ רֹאשׁ הַגִּבְעָֽה׃
10
So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
וִידֵי מֹשֶׁה כְּבֵדִים וַיִּקְחוּ-אֶבֶן וַיָּשִׂימוּ תַחְתָּיו וַיֵּשֶׁב עָלֶיהָ וְאַֽהֲרֹן וְחוּר תָּֽמְכוּ בְיָדָיו מִזֶּה אֶחָד וּמִזֶּה אֶחָד וַיְהִי יָדָיו אֱמוּנָה עַד-בֹּא הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃
12
But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

Exodus 24

וְאֶל-הַזְּקֵנִים אָמַר שְׁבוּ-לָנוּ בָזֶה עַד אֲשֶׁר-נָשׁוּב אֲלֵיכֶם וְהִנֵּה אַֽהֲרֹן וְחוּר עִמָּכֶם מִי-בַעַל דְּבָרִים יִגַּשׁ אֲלֵהֶֽם׃
14
And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them.

Exodus 31

רְאֵה קָרָאתִֽי בְשֵׁם בְּצַלְאֵל בֶּן-אוּרִי בֶן-חוּר לְמַטֵּה יְהוּדָֽה׃
2
See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:

Exodus 35

וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל רְאוּ קָרָא יְהוָה בְּשֵׁם בְּצַלְאֵל בֶּן-אוּרִי בֶן-חוּר לְמַטֵּה יְהוּדָֽה׃
30
And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the LORD hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;

Exodus 38

וּבְצַלְאֵל בֶּן-אוּרִי בֶן-חוּר לְמַטֵּה יְהוּדָה עָשָׂה אֵת כָּל-אֲשֶׁר-צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת-מֹשֶֽׁה׃
22
And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses.

Numbers 31

וְאֶת-מַלְכֵי מִדְיָן הָֽרְגוּ עַל-חַלְלֵיהֶם אֶת-אֱוִי וְאֶת-רֶקֶם וְאֶת-צוּר וְאֶת-חוּר וְאֶת-רֶבַע חֲמֵשֶׁת מַלְכֵי מִדְיָן וְאֵת בִּלְעָם בֶּן-בְּעוֹר הָֽרְגוּ בֶּחָֽרֶב׃
8
And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

Joshua 13

וְכֹל עָרֵי הַמִּישֹׁר וְכָֽל-מַמְלְכוּת סִיחוֹן מֶלֶךְ הָֽאֱמֹרִי אֲשֶׁר מָלַךְ בְּחֶשְׁבּוֹן אֲשֶׁר הִכָּה מֹשֶׁה אֹתוֹ׀ וְאֶת-נְשִׂיאֵי מִדְיָן אֶת-אֱוִי וְאֶת-רֶקֶם וְאֶת-צוּר וְאֶת-חוּר וְאֶת-רֶבַע נְסִיכֵי סִיחוֹן יֹֽשְׁבֵי הָאָֽרֶץ׃
21
And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country.

1 Chronicles 2

וַתָּמָת עֲזוּבָה וַיִּֽקַּֽח-לוֹ כָלֵב אֶת-אֶפְרָת וַתֵּלֶד לוֹ אֶת-חֽוּר׃
19
And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
וְחוּר הוֹלִיד אֶת-אוּרִי וְאוּרִי הוֹלִיד אֶת-בְּצַלְאֵֽל׃
20
And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.
אֵלֶּה הָיוּ בְּנֵי כָלֵב בֶּן-חוּר בְּכוֹר אֶפְרָתָה שׁוֹבָל אֲבִי קִרְיַת יְעָרִֽים׃
50
These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim,

1 Chronicles 4

בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה פֶּרֶץ חֶצְרוֹן וְכַרְמִי וְחוּר וְשׁוֹבָֽל׃
1
The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
וּפְנוּאֵל אֲבִי גְדֹר וְעֵזֶר אֲבִי חוּשָׁה אֵלֶּה בְנֵי-חוּר בְּכוֹר אֶפְרָתָה אֲבִי בֵּית לָֽחֶם׃
4
And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.

2 Chronicles 1

וּמִזְבַּח הַנְּחֹשֶׁת אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה בְּצַלְאֵל בֶּן-אוּרִי בֶן-חוּר שָׂם לִפְנֵי מִשְׁכַּן יְהוָה וַיִּדְרְשֵׁהוּ שְׁלֹמֹה וְהַקָּהָֽל׃
5
Moreover the brasen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it.

Nehemiah 3

וְעַל-יָדָם הֶֽחֱזִיק רְפָיָה בֶן-חוּר שַׂר חֲצִי פֶּלֶךְ יְרֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
9
And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.