Bible Person

Zur

Meaning: stone; rock; that besieges · Male · 2 cross references

This Zur entry refers to one of the Midianite kings defeated by Israel, not to the Benjaminite descendant of the same name. He belongs to the hostile leadership coalition judged in the wilderness period. First appears in Num 31:8.1

AI summary: This Zur matters because his cross references place him among the named Midianite rulers whose deaths mark the collapse of enemy power after Israel's conflict with Midian. The record gives the judgment a specific and personal dimension by preserving each king's name. Taken together, the material presents this Zur as a Midianite ruler whose fall signals the breaking of a hostile coalition.1

Central Figure

Zur

Meaning: stone; rock; that besieges

One of the five Midianite kings whom the Israelites defeated and put to death (Num.