Zur Summary
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Zur was a Midianite leader whose daughter was involved with an Israelite, resulting in a plague on Israel.
head of a household in Midian and father of Cozbi (NUM 25:15)
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stone; rock; that besieges
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· Also called · H6698 none · NUM 25:15 rock
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tsur · H6698 · NUM 25:15 rock
- he צוּר · H6698G
- el Σουρ Sour · none · NUM 25:15
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- Daughter: Cozbi
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Zur Article
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Zur Zur was one of the five kings of Midian during the time of Moses. He is described as "head of the people of a father's house in Midian" (Num 25:15). When the Israelites began to commit harlotry with the women of Moab and Midian, one Israelite man brought a Midianite woman into the camp. Phinehas, the grandson of Aaron, killed both the Israelite man and the Midianite woman, who was the daughter of Zur (Num.25.6-8,14-15). This act stopped a plague that had broken out among the Israelites as punishment for their sin.
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