Atlas Biblica

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

    person

    Hur

    חוּר

    Hur was a prominent figure during the Israelites' journey in the wilderness, serving as a support to Moses and the grandfather of Bezalel, the chief artisan of the tabernacle.

    verses
    12
    first named
    Exodus 17:10
    last named
    2 Chronicles 1:5
    period
    Egypt and Wilderness
    tribe
    Judah

    Description

    Who was Hur?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Hur was a significant figure in the early history of Israel, particularly during the Israelites' journey in the wilderness after their exodus from Egypt. He is mentioned several times in the books of Exodus and Chronicles.

    In Exo.17.10-12, Hur is described as one of the two men who accompanied Moses to the top of a hill during the battle against the Amalekites. Along with Aaron, Hur supported Moses' arms, which were holding the staff of God. As long as Moses' hands were raised, Israel prevailed in the battle. Hur's presence and assistance were crucial in securing the victory.

    Later, in Exo.24.14, Moses appointed Hur, along with Aaron, to oversee the people while he went up to Mount Sinai to receive the tablets of the law from God. This indicates that Hur was a trusted and respected leader among the Israelites.

    Hur is also mentioned in the context of the construction of the tabernacle. In Exo.31.2 and Exo.35.30, God appointed Bezalel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, as the chief artisan responsible for crafting the tabernacle and its furnishings. This connection suggests that Hur's family was skilled in craftsmanship and held a prominent position within the tribe of Judah.

    Relations

    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 Hur 10 of 33 entities the graph connects to Hur, in 2 groups: kinship 8, events 2. 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.JudahDescendant of · 1,023 versesCalebChild of · 1 event · 10 versesEphrathahChild of · 1 event · 6 versesUriFather of · 5 versesShobalFather of · 4 versesSalmaFather of · 2 versesAchsahSibling of · 1 verseArdonSibling of · 1 verseKinshipMoses3 events · 786 versesAaron3 events · 333 versesEventsHur

    The 10 best-attested of 33 are drawn. All 33 are listed below.

    Ancestor of

    Child of

    Descendant of

    Father of

    Sibling of

    • Achsahregistry, no verse
    • Ardonregistry, no verse
    • Ephahregistry, no versewhich bearer is the source’s decision
    • Gazezregistry, no verse
    • Geshanregistry, no versewhich bearer is the source’s decision
    • Haranregistry, no verse
    • Jesherregistry, no verse
    • Jothamregistry, no versewhich bearer is the source’s decision
    • Mesharegistry, no verse
    • Mozaregistry, no verse
    • Peletregistry, no versewhich bearer is the source’s decision
    • Regemregistry, no versewhich bearer is the source’s decision
    • Shaaph — first named at 1 Chronicles 2:47registry, no versewhich bearer is the source’s decision
    • Shaaph — first named at 1 Chronicles 2:49registry, no verse
    • Sheberregistry, no verse
    • Shevaregistry, no verse
    • Shobabregistry, no verse
    • Tirhanahregistry, no verse

    Stands in the same events as

    Places

    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 happens The one place the claims about Hur reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Bethlehem. 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.Bethlehem
    Egypt and WildernessThe one place the claims about Hur reach

    The pattern

    Where Hur is named

    Every book of the corpus in the order it is read, each as wide as the chapters it holds. A bar is the verses of that book which write the name, and the flat stretches are as much of the answer as the bars.

    Where the name is written across the corpus. 12 verses across 3 of 66 books; 63 write the name nowhere. OLD TESTAMENT · 39 BOOKSNEW TESTAMENT · 27 BOOKSEXODUS6 VERSES1–2 CHRONICLES6 VERSES52 books and 786 chapters with no mentionBOOK WIDTH = CHAPTER COUNT Where the name is written across the corpus. 12 verses across 3 of 66 books; 63 write the name nowhere. OT · 39 BOOKSNT · 27 BOOKSEXODUS6 VERSES1–2 CHRONICLES6 VERSES52 books with no mentionBOOK WIDTH = CHAPTER COUNT
    Hur is named in 12 verses — occurrences of the name in the Hebrew or Greek, counted in the versification of the Berean Standard Bible (v5.7). Every book of the corpus is drawn, its width its share of the 1,189 chapters. 63 of the 66 books never write it. A verse that tells of this subject without writing the name is not counted here.

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 12, across 3 books.

    1. Exodus6 verses

      17:1017:1224:1431:235:3038:22

    2. 1 Chronicles5 verses

      2:192:202:504:14:4

    3. 2 Chronicles1 verse

      1:5

    Onward

    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 Caleb and Ephah, and 5 moreJahdaiDescendant of Caleb, son of Jephunneh.via Caleb and Shaaph, and 3 moreMaacahCaleb's concubine; mother of Sheber and Tirhanahvia Ardon and Caleb, and 2 moreAzubahWife of Caleb and mother of Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.via Caleb and Gazez, and 2 moreEphahCaleb's concubine and mother of three sons.via Idbash and Ishma, and 1 moreEtamVillages associated with Simeon; home of Judahite clanvia Caleb and Ephrathah, and 1 moreHezronSon of Perez, grandson of Judah, ancestor of David.via Caleb and EphrathahRamSon of Hezron, ancestor of David and Jesusvia Caleb and MeshaJeriothWife of Caleb; mother of unnamed children.via HarephBeth-gaderTown associated with the descendants of Hareph.
    ElsewhereGenealogy of HurEvery ancestor and every descendant the text names, both gospel lines where they differ.

    Where they appear

    Chapter by chapter

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

    Sources

    What this rests on