Shur (Hebrew:שור,romanized: Šūr, sometimes rendered in translations asSur) is alocation mentioned several times in theHebrew Bible.
James K. Hoffmeier believes that the 'way of Shur' was located along theWadi Tumilat — an arable strip of land to the east of theNile Delta, serving as the ancient transit route betweenAncient Egypt andCanaan across theSinai Peninsula.[1]
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1893) says that Shur is "a part, probably, of theArabian desert, on the north-eastern border of Egypt, giving its name to awilderness extending from Egypt towardPhilistia (Gen. 16:7; 20:1; 25:18;Ex. 15:22). The name was probably given to it from the wall which theEgyptians built to defend their frontier on the north-east from the desert tribes. This wall or line offortifications extended fromPelusium toHeliopolis."
WhenHagar ran away from Sarai (Abram's wife, her owner),
"theAngel of the Lord found her ... by the well in the way to Shur" (Book of Genesis,Genesis 16:7, KJV).
According to theBook of Exodus (Exodus 15:22–23),Marah is located in the "wilderness of Shur".
Exodus 15:22–23:
“Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water.”
Shur is also mentioned in1 Samuel 15:7 —
"ThenSaul slaughtered theAmalekites fromHavilah all the way to Shur, east of Egypt."[2]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Shur".Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.
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