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    3 others in the registry answer to the name Hur. Every Hur in the Bible

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    Hur

    חוּר

    Hur was one of the five Midianite kings slain by the Israelites during the time of Moses.

    verses
    2
    first named
    Numbers 31:8
    last named
    Joshua 13:21
    period
    Egypt and Wilderness
    tribe
    Sinai

    Description

    Who was Hur?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Hur is mentioned in Num.31.8 and Jos.13.21 as one of the five kings of Midian who were killed by the Israelites during the time of Moses. These kings were slain in battle as part of a divine judgment against the Midianites for their role in seducing the Israelites into idolatry and sexual immorality (Num.25.1-18).

    In Numbers 31, God commanded Moses to take vengeance on the Midianites. The Israelite army, led by Phinehas, went to war against Midian and killed all the men, including the five kings: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba (Num.31.7-8).

    The territory of these Midianite kings was later allocated to the tribes of Reuben and Gad as part of their inheritance in the Promised Land (Jos.13.21). This indicates that the defeat of these kings and the conquest of their land was a significant event in Israel's history, marking their victory over their enemies and the fulfillment of God's promise to give them the land of Canaan.

    The biblical account of Hur and the other Midianite kings serves as an example of God's judgment against those who oppose His people and lead them astray. It also demonstrates the importance of obedience to God's commands and the consequences of idolatry and immorality.

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    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Hur8 of 8 entities the graph connects to Hur, in 2 groups: company 1, events 7. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.Moses Men’s killing of Male, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and RebaTook part in · 2 versesCompanyMoses1 event · 786 versesSihon1 event · 34 versesMale1 event · 29 versesEvi2 events · 2 versesReba2 events · 2 versesRekem2 events · 2 versesZur2 events · 2 versesEventsHur

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    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Hur happensThe one place the claims about Hur reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Midian. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Hur there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Midian
    Egypt and WildernessThe one place the claims about Hur reach

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 2, across 2 books.

    1. Numbers1 verse

      31:8

    2. Joshua1 verse

      13:21

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    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Moses Men’s killing of Male, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and RebaEviMidianite king killed in battle against Israel.via Moses Men’s killing of Male, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and RebaKillingKilling is a concept gathering 151 labelled instances in the text.via Moses Men’s killing of Male, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and RebaMaleMale is a concept gathering 6 labelled instances in the text.via Moses Men’s killing of Male, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and RebaRebaA Midianite king killed by the Israelitesvia Moses Men’s killing of Male, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and RebaRekemA Midianite king killed by the Israelitesvia Moses Men’s killing of Male, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and RebaZurMidianite king defeated by Israel

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