Bible Dictionaries
Zur
Holman Bible Dictionary
(zuhr) Personal name meaning, “rock.” 1. Midianite tribal chief (Numbers 25:15 NIV) whose daughter, Cozbi, was killed along with an Israelite man by Phinehas. Zur was later killed in a battle Moses led ( Numbers 31:7-8 ). 2 . King Saul's uncle (1 Chronicles 8:30; 1 Chronicles 9:36 ).
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Zur'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/z/zur.html. 1991.