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Zur
stone; rock; that besieges
צוּר tsur
Zur (Hebrew: צוּר, tsur) means “stone; rock; that besieges”, by traditional interpretation. Three men in scripture bear the name; the best attested belongs to the Divided Kingdom period. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears in the same passages as Aaron.
Which Zur?
Three men in scripture bear this name. Here is each of them.
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Zur
descendant of Benjamin; son of Abiel
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 5 across 3 books
- Bearers
- 3 distinct people in scripture
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Numbers 25:15 |
| Last appears | 1 Chronicles 9:36 |
| Cross-references | 48 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Abdon attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Abiel.
- Nadab attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Abiel.
- Ahio attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Abiel.
- Baal attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Abiel.
- Gedor attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Abiel.
- Zecher attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Abiel.
- Reba co-occurrence Appears with Reba in Numbers 31.
- Rekem co-occurrence Appears with Rekem in Numbers 31.
Origin & meaning
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.30;
son of: Abiel (H0022) and Maacah (H4601N);
brother of: Kish (H7027), Ner (H5369), Abdon (H5658J), Baal (H1168B), Nadab (H5070J), Gedor (H1446I), Ahio (H0283I), Zecher (H2144) and Mikloth (H4732)
§ Zur = "rock"
1) father of Cozbi and one of the 5 Midianite princes who were slain when Balaam fell
2) son of Jehiel, the father or leader of Gibeon
Zur was a son of Abiel and a descendant of Benjamin.
The biblical story
Zur Zur was a Benjamite, one of the sons of Abiel (1Ch.8.30; 9.36). He is listed in the genealogy of Saul, the first king of Israel, who was also from the tribe of Benjamin.
Key verses
Zur appears in 2 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,
1 Chronicles 8:30 -
And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,
1 Chronicles 9:36
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1 Chronicles (2)
- 1 Chronicles 8:30
- 1 Chronicles 9:36