What the Bible says about

Shur

6 references · Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · tap any verse for study tools

“Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert—the spring along the road to Shur.”
Genesis 16:7 BSB
“Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar,”
Genesis 20:1 BSB
“Ishmael’s descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.”
Genesis 25:18 BSB
“Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the Desert of Shur. For three days they walked in the desert without finding water.”
Exodus 15:22 BSB
“Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt.”
1 Samuel 15:7 BSB
“Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. (From ancient times these people had inhabited the land extending to Shur and Egypt.)”
1 Samuel 27:8 BSB
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