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122: 20: 110:. He aided Aaron to hold up the hands of Moses when Moses realised that the Israelites prevailed in battle while his hands were raised: "Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side". He is mentioned once more as Moses' staunch ally when he is left in co-charge with Aaron of the Israelites when Moses was away on 302:); there are no other biographical data regarding him. While it is possible it could refer to one of the other persons by the name of Hur (other than the King of Midian) if "Rephaiah the son of Hur" means Hur was an ancestor and not a biological father, it is extremely unlikely. 114:. Moses told the people "Aaron and Hur are with you; whosoever hath a cause, let him come near unto them." However, only Aaron is mentioned in the later account of events during Moses' absence and the creation of the 167:
has "These were the sons of Caleb. The sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, were Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim". The second version places Hur as the first child of Caleb by his second wife
254:. The murder of Hur intimidated Aaron into complying with the popular demand to create the idol. Hur's faithfulness was rewarded by God by granting his grandson the role of making the Tabernacle. 250:
tradition the sudden disappearance of Hur from the narrative of Exodus is explained by the claim that Hur was killed when he tried to prevent the making of the
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of the Bible states, "These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim". The
229:'s Bible commentary justifies this position on the two other locations in Exodus where Hur is mentioned: 17:10 & 24:14. However, 221:(Sanhedrin 69b & Sotah 11b) states that Caleb, a descendant from Judah, married Miriam and fathered Hur. This is based on the 287: 148:. Though it is not entirely certain that this Hur is the same individual, he has been treated as such in Jewish tradition. 402: 225:
to I Chron. 2:19: "...and Caleb took for himself Ephrath and she bore him Hur". Ephrath was another name for Miriam.
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The Bible in Exodus 38:22 states explicitly Hur's descendants: "And Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur...", but not
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He was killed with four other Midianite kings during the time of Moses by an Israelite expedition led by
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It is the traditional view that Hur the companion of Moses is the same as the grandfather of
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respectively. However, I Chronicles calls Hur himself the father of Bethlehem.
187: 99: 80: 391: 76: 251: 175: 115: 111: 102:, Hur is first mentioned as a companion of Moses and Aaron watching the 141: 191: 286:, son of Beor, was also slain by the Israelites in this expedition ( 275: 230: 103: 33: 210:
his parental lineage, except that he was from the tribe of Judah.
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Biblical character; companion of Moses and Aaron (Exod. 17:10–12)
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Other individuals named Hur are also mentioned in the Bible.
84: 72: 68: 266:, but this is not certain. Other persons named Hur include: 186:, who are said to have been the founders of the towns of 140:, designated by God to be the principal creator of the 87:
itself, but it is elaborated in rabbinical commentary.
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He is only mentioned in his relationship to Rephaiah (
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Sanhedrin 7a; Targum Yonathan, Rashi, on Exodus 32:5
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According to Rabbinic tradition, Hur was the son of
58: 239:states that Hur was the husband of Moses' sister 389: 269: 293: 136:Hur is also mentioned as the grandfather of 93: 178:the father of Bezalel, and three others, 201: 120: 18: 155:Hur is either the son or the father of 390: 83:. His identity remains unclear in the 336:Exodus xxxi. 2, xxxv. 30, xxxviii. 22 217:, thus Moses and Aaron's nephew. The 365:"Antiquities of the Jews - Book III" 345:King James Version, Chronicles,2.50. 132:(1860), representing Exodus 17:8–16. 48: 36:, assisted by Hur (left) and Aaron. 13: 14: 429: 375: 357: 348: 339: 330: 321: 312: 1: 305: 270:Hur, a King of the Midianites 257: 130:Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld 7: 294:Hur, the Father of Rephaiah 59: 10: 434: 403:Books of Chronicles people 126:Battle with the Amalekites 165:New International Version 79:. He was a member of the 288:Num. 31:8; Joshua 13:21 236:Antiquities of the Jews 94:Hur, companion of Moses 133: 37: 398:Book of Exodus people 202:Rabbinical commentary 124: 67:) was a companion of 22: 24:John Everett Millais 354:I Chron. ii. 50, 51 174:Hur had four sons: 153:Books of Chronicles 146:Ark of the Covenant 161:King James Version 134: 104:Battle of Rephidim 38: 57: 425: 382: 379: 373: 372: 369:sacred-texts.com 361: 355: 352: 346: 343: 337: 334: 328: 325: 319: 318:Ex. xvii. 10, 12 316: 62: 52: 50: 433: 432: 428: 427: 426: 424: 423: 422: 388: 387: 386: 385: 380: 376: 363: 362: 358: 353: 349: 344: 340: 335: 331: 326: 322: 317: 313: 308: 296: 272: 260: 204: 96: 29:Victory O Lord! 17: 12: 11: 5: 431: 421: 420: 418:Tribe of Judah 415: 410: 405: 400: 384: 383: 374: 356: 347: 338: 329: 320: 310: 309: 307: 304: 295: 292: 271: 268: 259: 256: 203: 200: 188:Kirjath-jearim 100:Book of Exodus 95: 92: 81:Tribe of Judah 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 430: 419: 416: 414: 411: 409: 406: 404: 401: 399: 396: 395: 393: 378: 370: 366: 360: 351: 342: 333: 324: 315: 311: 303: 301: 291: 289: 285: 281: 277: 267: 265: 255: 253: 249: 244: 242: 238: 237: 232: 228: 224: 220: 216: 211: 209: 199: 197: 193: 189: 185: 181: 177: 172: 170: 166: 162: 158: 154: 149: 147: 143: 139: 131: 127: 123: 119: 117: 113: 109: 105: 101: 91: 88: 86: 82: 78: 74: 70: 66: 61: 55: 46: 42: 35: 31: 30: 25: 21: 377: 368: 359: 350: 341: 332: 327:Ex. xxiv. 14 323: 314: 300:Nehemiah 3:9 297: 273: 261: 245: 234: 212: 207: 205: 182:, Salma and 173: 150: 135: 125: 106:against the 97: 89: 77:Hebrew Bible 64: 40: 39: 27: 413:Golden calf 252:Golden Calf 116:Golden Calf 112:Mount Sinai 392:Categories 306:References 258:Other Hurs 142:Tabernacle 108:Amalekites 278:, son of 196:Bethgader 192:Bethlehem 54:romanized 276:Phinehas 248:Talmudic 231:Josephus 208:directly 144:and the 34:Rephidim 280:Eleazar 264:Bezalel 169:Ephrath 151:In the 138:Bezalel 98:In the 75:in the 63:, also 56::  284:Balaam 241:Miriam 223:Targum 219:Talmud 215:Miriam 194:, and 184:Hareph 180:Shobal 45:Hebrew 408:Moses 227:Rashi 157:Caleb 128:, by 85:Torah 73:Aaron 69:Moses 71:and 65:Chur 49:חוּר 290:). 246:In 233:in 176:Uri 60:Ḥūr 41:Hur 394:: 367:. 282:. 243:. 190:, 171:. 118:. 51:, 47:: 26:' 371:. 43:(

Index


John Everett Millais
Victory O Lord!
Rephidim
Hebrew
romanized
Moses
Aaron
Hebrew Bible
Tribe of Judah
Torah
Book of Exodus
Battle of Rephidim
Amalekites
Mount Sinai
Golden Calf

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
Bezalel
Tabernacle
Ark of the Covenant
Books of Chronicles
Caleb
King James Version
New International Version
Ephrath
Uri
Shobal
Hareph
Kirjath-jearim

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