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Shur (shŭr), landmark of the Egyptian border N of the Red Sea, also called the Wilderness of Shur. In the Bible it is associated with the the wandering of Hagar, the journeying of Abraham, the settlement of Ishmael's descendants, and with the Exodus. Saul routed the Amelekites there. David raided tribes of the area. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It is on the edge of the T'ufsh Shur Bien Preservation Trust -- a wilderness area the Forest Service co-manages with the Sandia Pueblo. Lee WJ, Kim TW, Shur KB, Kim BJ, Kook YH, Lee JH, et al. By the end of March, Marines had passed through or staged assets near the Iraqi cities of Basre, Az Zubayr, Al Shur, Alghraft, Ad Diwanyah and Umm Qasr. |
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