He that went up with Moses and Aaron to the Mount when Amalek fought with Israel. (Exod. 17. 10.) His name signifies a cavern, from Chur.
A chief man among the Hebrews in the desert, associated with Aaron in upholding the hands of Moses at Rephidim, and in supplying his place while on the summit of Sinai, Exo 17:10 ; 24:14.\par
Hur. (hole).
1. A man, who is mentioned with Moses and Aaron, on the occasion of the battle, with Amalek at Raphidim, Exo 17:10, when, with Aaron, he stayed up the hands of Moses. Exo 17:12. (B.C. 1491).
He is mentioned again in Exo 24:14, as being, with Aaron, left in charge of the people by Moses during his ascent of Sinai. The Jewish tradition is that he was the husband of Miriam, and that he was identical with Hur, 2.
2. The grandfather of Bezaleel, the chief artificer of the Tabernacle. Exo 31:2; Exo 35:30; Exo 38:22.
3. The fourth of the five kings of Midian, who were slain with Balaam, after the "matter of Peor." Num 31:8. (B.C. 1451). In a later mention of them, Jos 13:21, they are called princes of Midian and dukes.
4. Father of Rephaiah, who was ruler of half of the environs of Jerusalem, and assisted Nehemiah in the repair of the wall. Neh 3:9. (B.C. Before 446).
5. The "son of Hur" -- Ben-Hur -- was commissariat officer for Solomon in Mount Ephraim. 1Ki 4:8. (B.C. 995).
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1. Exo 31:2-5; 1Ch 2:5; 1Ch 2:19-20; 1Ch 2:50-51; 1Ch 4:1; 1Ch 4:4. Josephus makes him husband of Miriam (?), Ant. 3:8, section 4. With Aaron Hur. held up Moses’ hands in the battle with Amalek (Exo 17:10-12). Again with Aaron had charge of the People in Moses’ absence on mount Sinai, as his representative (Exo 24:14). "The father (founder) of Bethlehem," which as late as the 13th century A.D. was famed for tapestry weaving, the art for which Bezaleel his grandson was famed. Jesse was said to have woven veils of the sanctuary.
2. Fourth of the five Midianite kings slain with Balaam after the affair of Peor (Num 31:8). These "princes" were "dukes (i.e. vassals) of Sihon king of the Amorites" (Jos 13:21). Sihon "had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land" (Num 21:26). So, Balak was not hereditary king, but probably a Midianite; as Zippor, i.e. a bird, is like the Midianite names Oreb "crow," Zeeb "wolf"; imposed upon Moab as king by Sihon.
3. 1Ki 4:8, margin, Benhur.
4. Neh 3:9.
1. One who with Aaron supported the hands of Moses during the battle of Israel with Amalek. He was also left with Aaron in charge of the camp when Moses ascended mount Sinai. Exo 17:10; Exo 17:12; Exo 24:14. Jewish tradition says that he was the husband of Miriam, and the same person as No. 2.
2. Son of Caleb, the son of Hezron, and grandfather of Bezaleel. Exo 31:2; Exo 35:30; Exo 38:22; 1Ch 2:19-20; 1Ch 4:1; 2Ch 1:5.
3. One of the kings or princes of Midian, slain with Balaam. Num 31:8; Jos 13:21.
4. Ben-hur, or ’son of Hur,’ commissariat officer of Solomon in mount Ephraim. 1Ki 4:8.
5. Son of Ephratah. 1Ch 2:50; 1Ch 4:4.
6. Father of Rephaiah who returned from exile, Neh 3:9.
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By: Emil G. Hirsch, M. Seligsohn, Joseph Jacobs, Louis Ginzberg
—1. Biblical Data:
Man of Judah, the grandfather of Bezaleel, the chief artificer of the Tabernacle (Ex. xxxi. 2, xxxv. 30, xxxviii. 22). According to the fuller genealogy in I Chron. ii. 18-20, he was the first-born son of Ephrath, the second wife of Caleb ben Hezron. Besides Uri, Hur had three other sons, founders of Kirjath-jearim, Beth-lehem, and Beth-gader (I Chron. ii. 50, 51). In I Chron. iv. 4, however, Hur is called the father of Bethlehem. He is first mentioned with Moses and Aaron on the occasion of the battle with Amalek at Rephidim, when he aided Aaron to uphold the hands of Moses (Ex. xvii. 10, 12); he is again mentioned as having, with Aaron, been left in charge of the people while Moses ascended Mount Sinai (Ex. xxiv. 14). According to Josephus ("Ant." iii. 2, § 4), Hur was the husband of Miriam; in the Targum to I Chron. ii. 19, iv. 4, Hur's mother, Ephrath, is identified with Miriam. There is a tendency among modern critics to regard the Hur associated with Moses as another than Hur, grandfather of Bezaleel.
E. G. H. M. Sel.—In Rabbinical Literature:
Hur was the son of Caleb, and when Moses was about to be taken by God, he appointed his nephew Hur, with Aaron, as leader of the people. While Moses tarried on the mountain, the people came to Aaron and Hur with the request to make them a god in the place of Moses (Ex. xxxii. 1). Then Hur, remembering his lineage and high position, rose up and severely reproved the people for their godless intentions; but they, aroused to anger, fell upon him and slew him. The sight of his lifeless body induced Aaron to comply with the wishes of the people, as he preferred to commit a sin himself rather than see the people burdened with the crime of a second murder (Pirḳe R. El. xliii.; Ex. R. xli. 7; Lev. R. x. 3; Num. R. xv. 21; Tan., ed. Buber, ii. 113; Sanh. 7a; comp. also Ephraem Syrus to Ex. xxxii. 1). As a reward for Hur's martyrdom, his son, Bezaleel, was the builder of the Tabernacle; and one of his descendants was Solomon, who had the Temple built (Ex. R. xlviii. 5; comp. Soṭah 11b).
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2. The fourth of the five kings of Midian who were slain with Balaam (Num. xxxi. 8), and who are described in Josh. xiii. 21 as "princes of Midian" and "dukes of Sihon." 3. Father of the Rephaiah who ruled "the half part of Jerusalem," and assisted Nehemiah in the repair of the walls (Neh. iii. 9).
HUR.—The name is possibly of Egyptian origin. 1. With Aaron he held up Moses’ hands, in order that by the continual uplifting of the sacred staff Israel might prevail over Amalek (Exo 17:10; Exo 17:12 E
A. H. M’Neile.
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(1) A prominent official in Israel. With Aaron he held up Moses’ hands during the battle against the Amalekites (Exo 17:10, Exo 17:12) and assisted him as judicial head of the people during Moses’ stay in the mount (Exo 24:14).
(2) Grandfather of Bezalel, the head artificer in the construction of the Tabernacle (Exo 31:2; Exo 35:30; Exo 38:22; 2Ch 1:5). He is here assigned to the tribe of Judah, and in 1 Ch is connected with the same by descent through Caleb (1Ch 2:19, 1Ch 2:20, 1Ch 2:50; 1Ch 4:1, 1Ch 4:4). Josephus (Ant., III, ii, 4; vi, 1) makes him identical with (1) and the husband of Miriam.
(3) One of the five kings of Midian slain along with Balaam when Israel avenged the “matter of Peor” upon this people (Num 31:8; compare Num 31:1, Num 31:2, Num 31:16). In Jos 13:21 these kings are spoken of as “chiefs (
(4) According to 1Ki 4:8 the King James Version, the father of one of Solomon’s twelve officers who provided food for the king’s household, and whose district was the hill country of Ephraim. Here the Revised Version (British and American) has “Ben-hur,” taking the Hebrew
(5) Father of Rephaiah, who was one of the builders of the wall under Nehemiah, and ruler of half the district of Jerusalem (Neh 3:9).