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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Shur
The wilderness on Egypt's northeastern frontier, between Egypt and Philistia. The name probably comes from a wall the Egyptians built there against raiders. Hagar ran toward it when Sarah sent her away.
The wilderness on Egypt's northeastern frontier, between Egypt and Philistia. The name probably comes from a wall the Egyptians built there against raiders. Hagar ran toward it when Sarah sent her away.
Shur was a wilderness region on Egypt's northeastern frontier, between Egypt and Philistia, likely named for a defensive wall the Egyptians built there against desert raiders. Hagar fled toward it after being sent away by Sarah (Genesis 16:7), and Israel entered this same wilderness immediately after crossing the Red Sea, only to find no water for three days (Exodus 15:22).
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- Genesis 16:7
- Genesis 20:1
- Genesis 25:18
- Exodus 15:22
- 1 Samuel 15:7
