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Hur חוּר
Aaron's compatriot. Hur was a prominent figure during the Israelites' journey in the wilderness, serving as a support to Moses and the grandfather of Bezalel, the chief artisan of the tabernacle.
Family
| Father | Caleb |
|---|---|
| Mother | Ephrathah |
| Children | Ezer, Hareph, Hazzelelponi, Uri, Shobal, Salma, Jezreel, Ishma, Idbash, Penuel |
| Brothers and sisters | Achsah, Ardon, Ephah, Gazez, Geshan, Haran, Jesher, Jotham, Mesha, Moza, Pelet, Regem, Shaaph, Shaaph, Sheber, Sheva, Shobab, Tirhanah |
Where Hur appears
Exodus (6), 1 Chronicles (5), 2 Chronicles (1)
Key verses
- Exodus 17:10 first mention — So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
- Exodus 17:12 — But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
- Exodus 24:14 — And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them.
- Exodus 31:2 — See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:
- Exodus 35:30 — And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the LORD hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;
- Exodus 38:22 — And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses.
- 1 Chronicles 2:19 — And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
- 1 Chronicles 2:20 — And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.
- 1 Chronicles 2:50 — These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim,
- 1 Chronicles 4:1 — The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
- 1 Chronicles 4:4 — And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Beth-lehem.
- 2 Chronicles 1:5 — Moreover the brasen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it.
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.