Zur:
stone; rock; that besieges
Zur:
zur (tsur "rock"):
(1) A prince or chief (Nu 25:15; 31:8) of Midian, father of the woman slain with Zimri by Phinehas. Jos 13:21 describes him as one of the princes of Sihon, but the reference there is regarded as a gloss.
(2) An inhabitant of Gibeon (1Ch 8:30; 9:36), to be connected probably, according to Curtis, with "Zeror" of 1Sa 9:1.
Zur:
(a rock).
(1.) Father of Cozbi (Numbers 25:15) and one of the five princes of Midian who were slain by the Israelites when Balaam fell (Numbers 31:8). (B.C. 1451)
(2.) Son of Jehiel, the founder of Gideon (1 Chronicles 8:30; 9:36). (B.C. after 1445)
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