Shur

      Shur

      meaning: wall; ox; that beholds

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    Dictionary Summary: An enclosure; a wall, a part, probably, of the Arabian desert, on the north-eastern border of Egypt, giving its name to a wilderness extending from Egypt toward Philistia ([Gen. 16:7](/gen#Gen.16.7); [20:1](/gen#Gen.20.1); [25:18](/gen#Gen.25.18); [Ex. 15:22](/exod#Exod.15.22)). The name was probably given to it from the wall (or shur) which the Egyptians built to defend their frontier on the north-east from the desert tribes. This wall or line of fortifications extended from Pelusium to Heliopolis. 2

    Cross References
    BookCross-References
    Gen
      16.7 20.1 25.18 
    Exod
      15.22 
    1Sam
      15.7 27.8 

    Figure1:  A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages   (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.) 

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        Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0. 

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        M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0. 

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        Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.