Zur occurs five times in the

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as the name of various people and a state. * The first mention is in . This is the

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where

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25:1 tells us that ''Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab(Patriarch of

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)'': :And the name of the

Midian Midian (; ; , ''Madiam''; Taymanitic: 𐪃𐪕𐪚𐪌 ''MDYN''; ''Mīḏyān'') is a geographical region in West Asia, located in northwestern Saudi Arabia. mentioned in the Tanakh and Quran. William G. Dever states that biblical Midian was ...

itish woman that was slain was

Cozbi Cozbi or Kozbi (, tr. ''Kozbī'') is mentioned in in the Hebrew Bible as " hedaughter of Zur", a prominent Midianite, and a wife or concubine of the Israelite Zimri, son of Salu. The Lord objected to the mixing of the Israelite people with the ...

, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian. * The second mention is . Here, the nation of Israel is warring against the Midianites, and a body-count is given: :''And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and

Hur Hur or HUR may refer to: People * Hur (Korean name), also spelled Heo * Hur (Bible), a number of biblical figures * Hur-ul-Nisa Begum, first of the fourteen children of Mumtaz Mahal Places * Hur, Iran (disambiguation), a number of places * ...

, and Reba, five kings of

Balaam Balaam (;; ; ), son of Beor, was, according to the Hebrew Bible, a non-Israelite prophet and diviner who lived in Pethor, a place identified with the ancient city of Pitru, thought to have been located between the region of Iraq and norther ...

also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.'' :''And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.'' * The third mention is a recapitulation of the second, at the pericope of Joshua's death-scene, : :''And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of

Sihon Sihon was an Amorite king mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, king of Ashtaroth, who refused to let the Israelites pass through his country. Chronicled in Numbers, he was defeated by Moses and the Israelites at the battle of Jahaz. He and Og were said ...

king of the Amorites, which reigned in

Heshbon Heshbon (also Hesebon, Esebon, Esbous, Esbus; , , ''Ḥešbōn'', ) were at least two different ancient towns located east of the Jordan River in what is now the Kingdom of Jordan, historically within the territories of ancient Ammon. The Bronz ...

, whom Moses smote with the princes of

, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur , and

, and Reba, which were dukes of

, dwelling in the country.'' *The fourth mention is in the begats at : :''And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab'' * The fifth mention is about the servers at the temple, : :''And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name was

Maachah Maacah (or Maakah; ''Maʿăḵā'', "crushed"; Maacha in the Codex Alexandrinus, Maachah in the KJV) is a non-gender-specific personal name used in the Bible to refer to a number of people. *A child of Abraham's brother Nachor, evidently a boy. ...

:'' :''And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and

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, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab.''

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