Geshur in the Bible

Meaning: sight of the valley; a walled valleypar

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Manasseh's son Jair captured all the Argob region as far as the territory of the descendants of Geshur and the descendants of Maacath. Bashan was named after him; that's why it is called Havvoth-jair to this day.

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his second was Chileab by Abigail, widow of Nabal from Carmel, his third was Absalom by Maacah, daughter of King Talmai from Geshur,

Absalom his third born by Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur, Adonijah his fourth born by Haggith,


David and his men went up and raided the descendants of Geshur, the descendants of Girzi, and the Amalekites, for they had been living in the land since ancient times, from the entrance of Shur all the way to the land of Egypt.


David asked him, "Where did you come from? He answered him, "I just escaped from Israel's encampment."


because when I was living at Geshur in Aram, your servant made this solemn promise: "If the LORD ever brings me back to Jerusalem, then I will serve the LORD.'"


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