Shur (Bible)
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Shur is a location mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible
. When Hagar flees from Abraham
, the Angel of the Lord
find her by a "spring on the way to Shur." (Genesis 16:7).
According to Exodus 15:22, Marah
is located in the "wilderness of Shur."
Hebrew Bible
The Hebrew Bible is a term used by biblical scholars outside of Judaism to refer to the Tanakh , a canonical collection of Jewish texts, and the common textual antecedent of the several canonical editions of the Christian Old Testament...
. When Hagar flees from Abraham
Abraham
Abraham , whose birth name was Abram, is the eponym of the Abrahamic religions, among which are Judaism, Christianity and Islam...
, the Angel of the Lord
Angel of the Lord
The Angel of the Lord is one of many terms in the Hebrew Bible used for an angel. The Biblical name for angel, מלאך mal'ach, which translates simply as "messenger," obtained the further signification of "angel" only through the addition of God's name, as The Angel of the Lord (or the Angel of...
find her by a "spring on the way to Shur." (Genesis 16:7).
According to Exodus 15:22, Marah
Marah (Bible)
Marah is one of the locations which the Torah identifies as having been travelled through by the Israelites, during the Exodus.The liberated Israelites set out on their journey in the desert, somewhere in the Sinai Peninsula...
is located in the "wilderness of Shur."