Shur
Where Shur sits on the map, and the 6 verses where it appears, in biblical order and linked to the full chapter.
- Point marked on the map
- Ar Ruwaysat
- Coordinates
- 30.4933, 32.9567
- Mentions
- 6 mentions
Coordinates and the modern identification come from the open atlas at OpenBible.info. For regions, peoples and large features there is no identification: the marked point only places the area on the map, and stands for neither a particular site nor its boundaries.
Passages where it appears
6 verses, in biblical order.
Genesis
- Genesis 16:7
And when the Angel of the Lord had found her, near the fountain of water in the wilderness, which is on the way to Shur in the desert,
- Genesis 20:1
Abraham advanced from there into the southern land, and he lived between Kadesh and Shur. And he sojourned in Gerar.
- Genesis 25:18
Now he had lived from Havilah as far as Shur, which overlooks Egypt as it approaches the Assyrians. He passed away in the sight of all his brothers.
Exodus
- Exodus 15:22
Then Moses took Israel from the Red Sea, and they went forth into the desert of Shur. And they wandered for three days through the wilderness, and they found no water.
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 15:7
And Saul struck down Amalek, from Havilah even until you arrive at Shur, which is opposite the region of Egypt.
- 1 Samuel 27:8
And David and his men went up and took plunder from Geshuri, and from Girzi, and from the Amalekites. For in the land long ago, these were the inhabitants of the area, going from Shur as far as the land of Egypt.