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From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: H By: James P. Boyd

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(hole). (1) The man who helped stay the hands of Moses (Ex. 17:10; 24:14¹⁰So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. (Exodus 17:10)
¹⁴And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them. (Exodus 24:14)). (2) A Judahite (Ex. 31:2²See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah: (Exodus 31:2)). (3) A king of Midian (Num. 31:8⁸And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword. (Numbers 31:8)). (4) Father of one of Solomon’s commissaries (1 Kings 4:8⁸And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim: (1 Kings 4:8)). (5) Father of a wall-builder (Neh. 3:9⁹And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem. (Nehemiah 3:9)).

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