§ Shur = "wall" a place southwest of Palestine on the eastern border or within the border of Egypt; the Israelites passed through the wilderness of Shur after crossing the Red Sea also 'wilderness of Etham'
STRONG'S WORD STUDY
H7793 — שׁוּר
shur · Shur · Hebrew/Aramaic
6 tagged verse occurrences
Genesis 16:7 · שֽׁוּר׃And a messenger of Jehovah findeth her by the fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur,Genesis 20:1 · שׁ֑וּרAnd Abraham journeyeth from thence toward the land of the south, and dwelleth between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourneth in Gerar;Genesis 25:18 · שׁ֗וּרand they tabernacle from Havilah unto Shur, which is before Egypt, in thy going towards Asshur; in the presence of all his brethren hath he fallen.Exodus 15:22 · שׁ֑וּרAnd Moses causeth Israel to journey from the Red Sea, and they go out unto the wilderness of Shur, and they go three days in the wilderness, and have not found water,1 Samuel 15:7 · שׁ֔וּרAnd Saul smiteth Amalek from Havilah—thy going in to Shur, which is on the front of Egypt,1 Samuel 27:8 · שׁ֖וּרָהand David goeth up and his men, and they push unto the Geshurite, and the Gerizite, and the Amalekite, (for they are inhabitants of the land from of old), as thou comest in to Shur and unto the land of Egypt,