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Zur zur (tsur "rock"): (1) A prince or chief (Num 25:15, Num 31:8) of Midian, father of the woman slain with Zimri by Phinehas. Jos 13:21 describes him as one of the princes of Sihon, but the reference there i...

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Zur zur (tsur "rock"):

(1) A prince or chief (Num 25:15, Num 31:8) of Midian, father of the woman slain with Zimri by Phinehas. Jos 13:21 describes him as one of the princes of Sihon, but the reference there is regarded as a gloss.

(2) An inhabitant of Gibeon (1Ch 8:30, 1Ch 9:36), to be connected probably, according to Curtis, with "Zeror" of 1Sa 9:1.

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