Place
Shur
Shur was a wilderness area between Canaan and Egypt, mentioned in connection with Hagar (<ref="Gen. 16:7">Gen. 16:7</ref>), Abraham (<ref="Gen. 20:1; 25:18">Gen. 20:1; 25:18</ref>), the Israelites' wanderings (<ref="Exod. 15:22">Exod. 15:22</ref>), and Saul's battles (<ref="1Sam. 15:7; 27:8">1Sam. 15:7; 27:8</ref>).
Named in 6 verses across 3 books of the Bible.
Every verse
1 Samuel 15:7And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.
1 Samuel 27:8And 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 unto the land of Egypt.
Exodus 15:22So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.
Genesis 16:7And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
Genesis 20:1And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
Genesis 25:18And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.
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