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Shur

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

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A city on the northeast border of Egypt, not far from the modern Suez, Genesis 16:7; 20:1; 25:18; 1 Samuel 15:7; 27:8 . It gave its name to the desert between it and Canaan, towards the Mediterranean, Exodus 15:22 .

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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Shur'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ats/​s/shur.html. 1859.
 
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