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Shur

A region; the map marks the point OpenBible uses for it.

Named in 6 tagged verses in 3 books, first at Genesis 16:7.

Kind
Region
Coordinates
30.49° N, 32.96° E
Nearest
Sea of Egypt 58.1 km
People
4 people
Events
2 events
Tagged in
6 verses

Map

Shur is the filled marker at the centre; the 10 nearest places with a page are around it. The position follows OpenBible.info. The dashed ring marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.

People

People named in the same verses as Shur, most often first.

Events

2 events told in verses that name Shur, in the order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).

  1. 1490 BCWilderness Wanderings1 shared verse
  2. 1094 BCReign of Saul2 shared verses

Mentions

6 tagged verses in 3 books. Select a book to read its verses.

  1. Genesis3
  2. Exodus1
  3. 1 Samuel2

Counts are verses tagged with this place in Theographic. How Begat counts

Every verse

All 6 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.

Genesis3 verses
  1. 16:7

    Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert—the spring along the road to Shur.

  2. 20:1

    Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar,

  3. 25:18

    Ishmael’s descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.

Exodus1 verse
  1. 15:22

    Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the Desert of Shur. For three days they walked in the desert without finding water.

1 Samuel2 verses
  1. 15:7

    Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt.

  2. 27:8

    Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. (From ancient times these people had inhabited the land extending to Shur and Egypt.)

Nearby

The 10 places with a page nearest to Shur, by straight-line distance.

  1. Sea of Egypt58.1 km
  2. Migdol72.4 km
  3. Pelusium72.6 km
  4. Raamses74.7 km
  5. Hahiroth79.4 km
  6. Succoth82.4 km
  7. Baal-zephon85.5 km
  8. Etham95.3 km
  9. Shihor104.7 km
  10. Brook of Egypt108.8 km