SCRIPTORIA BIBLE

Shur

location debated

could denote a line of border fortresses extending from the Gulf of Suez to the Mediterranean Sea or the cliffs running the length of the Gulf of Suez; also called the wilderness of Etham; see Bibleorigins.net for an extended discussion on the location of Shur

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Skip the map 15°E 20°E 25°E 30°E 35°E 40°E 45°E 50°E 28°N 32°N 36°N 40°N Red Sea Red Sea Negeb NEGEB Kadesh-barnea Kadesh-barnea Havilah HAVILAH ? Gerar Gerar Assyria ASSYRIA Egypt EGYPT Shur SHUR ? 200 mi scriptoria.digital Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

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city known location approximate debated 7 places · 2 outside this view · c. AD 30-62 · modern coastline: harbors have silted up over two thousand years · drag and zoom · Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

WITH EGYPT · ASSYRIA · GERAR · HAVILAH 2 AND 4 MORE, named in the same passages

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