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Shur

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(wall). A desert region of Arabia, and its town, bordering on Egypt (Gen. 16:7; 25:18⁷And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. (Genesis 16:7)
¹⁸And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren. (Genesis 25:18)). “Wilderness of Etham” (Num. 33:8⁸And they departed from before Pi-hahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah. (Numbers 33:8)). Inhabited by Amalekites (1 Sam. 15:7; 27:8⁷And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt. (1 Samuel 15:7)
⁸And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt. (1 Samuel 27:8)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Wilderness towards the north east of Egypt; its situation is clearly shown in the various passages (Gen. 16:7⁷And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. (Genesis 16:7); Gen. 20:1¹And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. (Genesis 20:1); Gen. 25:18¹⁸And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren. (Genesis 25:18); Ex. 15:22²²So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water. (Exodus 15:22); 1 Sam. 15:7⁷And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt. (1 Samuel 15:7); 1 Sam. 27:8⁸And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt. (1 Samuel 27:8)). See map under WANDERINGS OF THE ISRAELITES.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

7793 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Shuwr

Phonic:

shoor

Meaning:

the same as 7791; Shur, a region of the Desert

KJV Usage:

Shur

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

beheld: rampart (as point of observation)

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

a desert region of Arabia, Gen. 16:7. {Murus-A wall:}