2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Shur 
  an  enclosure;  a  wall,  a  part  probably,  of  the  Arabian  desert, 
  on  the  north-eastern  border  of  Egypt,  giving  its  name  to  a 
  wilderness  extending  from  Egypt  toward  Philistia  (Gen.  16:7; 
  20:1;  25:18;  Ex.15:22).  The  name  was  probably  given  to  it  from 
  the  wall  (or  shur)  which  the  Egyptians  built  to  defend  their 
  frontier  on  the  north-east  from  the  desert  tribes.  This  wall  or 
  line  of  fortifications  extended  from  Pelusium  to  Heliopolis 
 
 
  From  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Shur,  wall;  ox  that  beholds 
 

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