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    Gur

    גּוּר

    Gur was a place near Ibleam where Ahaziah, king of Judah, was wounded by Jehu's men while fleeing (2Ki.9.27).

    Where the story of Gur happensWhere the gazetteer locates Gur, framed to them: Gur. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. 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.Gur
    Where the gazetteer locates Gur
    verses
    1
    first named
    2 Kings 9:27
    last named
    2 Kings 9:27
    feature
    hill
    coordinates
    32.44°N · 35.30°E
    hill32.44°N · 35.30°E

    Khirbet en Najjar (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 2 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Gur in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Gur is a place mentioned briefly in the account of the death of Ahaziah, king of Judah. After Jehu had killed Joram, king of Israel, Ahaziah fled by the way of the garden house. Jehu pursued Ahaziah and ordered his men to shoot him in his chariot at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam (2Ki.9.27). Ahaziah was wounded there and managed to escape to Megiddo, where he died. The exact location of Gur is not specified in the Bible, but it is described as being near Ibleam, a town in the territory of Manasseh, near the border with Issachar. Apart from this single reference in the context of Ahaziah's death, no further information about Gur is provided in the Bible. Its mention serves to locate the place where Ahaziah was mortally wounded during Jehu's coup against the house of Ahab.

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    1. 2 Kings1 verse

      9:27

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    ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereEgyptAncient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and ExodusElsewhereJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's history

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