Gur Summary
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Gur was a place near Ibleam where Ahaziah, king of Judah, was wounded by Jehu's men while fleeing (2Ki 9:27).
Gur
PlaceA place near Ibleam where Ahaziah was wounded.
Names
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Gur
the young of a beast; a whelp
- en Gur Pass · Also called
- he גּוּר · H1483
- bg Гур
Location
Kind: Mountain
Modern name: Khirbet en Najjar
Certainty: Probable
32.450000, 35.283300 · Show on map
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Gur Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Gur is a place mentioned briefly in the account of the death of Ahaziah, king of Judah. After Jehu had killed Joram, king of Israel, Ahaziah fled by the way of the garden house. Jehu pursued Ahaziah and ordered his men to shoot him in his chariot at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam (2Ki.9.27). Ahaziah was wounded there and managed to escape to Megiddo, where he died. The exact location of Gur is not specified in the Bible, but it is described as being near Ibleam, a town in the territory of Manasseh, near the border with Issachar. Apart from this single reference in the context of Ahaziah's death, no further information about Gur is provided in the Bible. Its mention serves to locate the place where Ahaziah was mortally wounded during Jehu's coup against the house of Ahab.
Gur Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
A whelp, a place near Ibleam where Jehu’s servants overtook and mortally wounded king Ahaziah (2 Kings 9:27); an ascent from the plain of Jezreel.
Sources: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data (CC BY 4.0, a878fea) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Gur@2Ki.9.27) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, gur_497)