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Zur

צוּר/ZOOR/

“Rock”

Summary

The name of a Midianite king slain by Israel and a Benjamite in the genealogies of Saul.

☩Midianite King

Zur was one of the five kings of Midian who were slain along with Balaam when Israel executed God's vengeance against Midian for the incident at Baal-peor. He was the father of Cozbi, the Midianite woman whom Zimri brought into the Israelite camp and who was slain by Phinehas.

Key verses:Numbers 25:15Numbers 31:8Joshua 13:21

☩Benjamite

A different Zur was a son of Jehiel and Maacah in the genealogy of Benjamin, making him an ancestor of King Saul.

Key verses:1 Chronicles 8:301 Chronicles 9:36

Related Verses10 mentions

Numbers· 3 verses

25:1525:1831:8

1 Chronicles· 3 verses

2:458:309:36

Joshua· 2 verses

13:2115:58

2 Chronicles· 1 verse

11:7

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Zur," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. X (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.James Orr (ed.), "Zur," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. V (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).