Shur (Bible)

Location in the Hebrew Bible

Shur or Sur (Hebrew: שור, romanized: Šūr), is a location mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible. James K. Hoffmeier believes that the "way of Shur" was located along the Wadi Tumilat — an arable strip of land to the east of the Nile Delta, serving as the ancient transit route between Ancient Egypt and Canaan across the Sinai Peninsula.