Shur in the Bible

Meaning: wall; ox; that beholds

Exact Match

And Abraham departed thence towards the south country, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned at Gerar.

Verse ConceptsAbraham, Testing And VictorySojourningParticular Journeys

And they dwelt from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite to Egypt, as one goes towards Assyria. He settled before the face of all his brethren.

Verse ConceptsOpposite Sides

Then Moses led Israel from the Reed Sea and they went to the desert of Shur. They traveled into the desert for three days and did not find water.

Verse ConceptsDeserts, SpecificThree DaysNo Water For PeopleOther References To The Red Sea

And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah, until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.

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 to the land of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsAmalekitesHistory Of NationsFighting Enemies

Thematic Bible



Then Moses led Israel on from the Red Sea, and they went out to the Wilderness of Shur. They journeyed for three days in the wilderness without finding water.

They departed from Pi-hahiroth and crossed through the middle of the sea into the wilderness. They took a three-day journey into the Wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah.


The Angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur.


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

David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. From ancient times they had been the inhabitants of the region through Shur as far as the land of Egypt.

The Angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur.

And they settled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt as you go toward Asshur. He lived in opposition to all his brothers.

Then Moses led Israel on from the Red Sea, and they went out to the Wilderness of Shur. They journeyed for three days in the wilderness without finding water.

From there Abraham traveled to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he lived in Gerar,


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