Shur

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

  • Shur

Original word

  • שׁוּר shur
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Where Shur appears in Scripture

Genesis 16

וַֽיִּמְצָאָהּ מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה עַל-עֵין הַמַּיִם בַּמִּדְבָּר עַל-הָעַיִן בְּדֶרֶךְ שֽׁוּר׃
7
And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

Genesis 20

וַיִּסַּע מִשָּׁם אַבְרָהָם אַרְצָה הַנֶּגֶב וַיֵּשֶׁב בֵּין-קָדֵשׁ וּבֵין שׁוּר וַיָּגָר בִּגְרָֽר׃
1
And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.

Genesis 25

וַיִּשְׁכְּנוּ מֵֽחֲוִילָה עַד-שׁוּר אֲשֶׁר עַל-פְּנֵי מִצְרַיִם בֹּֽאֲכָה אַשּׁוּרָה עַל-פְּנֵי כָל-אֶחָיו נָפָֽל׃
18
And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.

Exodus 15

וַיַּסַּע מֹשֶׁה אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל מִיַּם-סוּף וַיֵּֽצְאוּ אֶל-מִדְבַּר-שׁוּר וַיֵּֽלְכוּ שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת-יָמִים בַּמִּדְבָּר וְלֹא-מָצְאוּ מָֽיִם׃
22
So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.

1 Samuel 15

וַיַּךְ שָׁאוּל אֶת-עֲמָלֵק מֵֽחֲוִילָה בּֽוֹאֲךָ שׁוּר אֲשֶׁר עַל-פְּנֵי מִצְרָֽיִם׃
7
And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.

1 Samuel 27

וַיַּעַל דָּוִד וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו וַֽיִּפְשְׁטוּ אֶל-הַגְּשׁוּרִי ‫(והגרזי)‬ וְהַגִּזְרִי וְהָעֲמָֽלֵקִי כִּי הֵנָּה יֹֽשְׁבוֹת הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר מֵֽעוֹלָם בּֽוֹאֲךָ שׁוּרָה וְעַד-אֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
8
And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.