For not a few springs and streams emerge in it that are not inferior in their coldness to snow. These make the land on either side of them green and pleasant in every way. There is also an ancient altar that is made of hard stone and bears an inscription in lettering that is archaic and unintelligible.
The sanctuary is cared for by a man and a woman who occupy their sacred office for life. The inhabitants of this place are long-lived and make their beds in the trees because of their fear of wild animals. Burstein, , book 5, fragment 87a. Diodorus 49 BC, 3. Lawz], but the part that extends towards the sea is narrow and long. Burstein, , book 5, fragment Photius AD, Cod. Because of the abundance and excellence of the pasturage it not only supports flocks and herds of all sorts in unspeakably great numbers but also wild camels and, in addition, deer and gazelles.
In response to the abundance of animals which breed there, crowds of lions, wolves and leopards gather from the desert.
Against these the herdsmen are compelled to fight day and night in defense of their flocks. Thus, the advantage of the country is the cause of misfortune to its inhabitants because Nature generally gives men together with good things those that are harmful. Burstein, , book 5, fragment 91b. For it narrows to a point as it penetrates into the heart of the country. Its mouth is twisting and difficult of egress for a rock, which juts out to sea, blocks the entrance and make it impossible to sail in or out of the gulf.
Further, when the current increases and the winds change, waves crash on the rocky shore and create eddies everywhere around the projecting rock.
The people who inhabit the country beside the gulf, who are named the Banizomenes, support them-selves by hunting and eating the flesh of land animals. A very sacred temple has been established there which is highly revered by all the Arabs.
Burstein, , book 5, fragment 92b. Finally, the Chronicle of Theophanes was a yearly diary of events from the 3 rd to 9 th century AD and was written in AD. AD "Muhammad [Mouamed], leader of the Arabs 9 years , [9th year Sergius, bishop of Constantinople 29 years , 22nd year Zacharias, bishop of Jerusalem 22 years , 22nd year George, bishop of Alexandria 14 years , 12th year.
At the same time, his repute spread abroad and everyone was frightened. At the beginning of his ad vent the misguided Jews thought he was the Messiah who is awaited by them , so that some of their leaders joined him and accepted his religion while forsaking that of Moses, who saw God.
Those who did so were ten in number, and they remained with him until his murder. I con sider it necessary to give an account of this man's [Muhammad] origin. He was descended from a very widespread tribe, that of Ishmael, son of Abraham; for Nizaros, descendant of Ishmael, is recognized as the father of them all.
He begot two sons, Moudaros and Rabias. Moudaros begot Kourasos, Kaisos, Themimes, Asados, and others unknown. All of them dwelt in the Midianite desert and kept cattle, themselves living in tents. There are also those farther away who are not of their tribe, but of that of Iektan, the so-called Amanites, that is Homerites. And some of them traded on their camels.
Being destitute and an orphan, the aforesaid Mouamed decided to enter the service of a rich woman who was a relative of his, called Chadiga, as a hired worker with a view to trading by camel in Egypt and Palestine.
Little by little he became bolder and ingratiated himself with that woman, who was a widow, took her as a wife, and gained possession of her camels and her substance. Whenever he came to Palestine he consorted with Jews and Christians and sought from them certain scriptural matters. He was also afflicted with epilepsy. He tried deceitfully to placate her by saying, 'I keep seeing a vision of a certain angel called Gabriel, and being unable to bear his sight, I faint and fall down.
Thus, the report spread from women to men, and first to [Abu Bakr, 1 st Muslim Caliph] Aboubacharos, whom he left as his successor. This heresy prevailed in the region of Ethribos, in the last resort by war: at first secretly, for ten years, and by war another ten, and openly nines He taught his subjects that he who kills an enemy or is killed by an enemy goes to Paradise; and he said that this paradise was one of carnal eating and drinking and intercourse with women, and had a river of wine, honey, and milk, and that the women were not like the ones down here, but different ones, and that the intercourse was long-lasting and the pleasure continuous; and other things full of profligacy and stupidity; also that men should feel sympathy for one another and help those who are wronged.
Overview map with all the locations between the Red Sea crossing and Mt. Sinai with distances and times. Aerial view of the Wilderness of Shur and the exodus route. They went three days in the Wilderness of Shur and came to Marah: Num Jethro's hometown, Mt.
Sinai and the Wilderness of Shur. Moses tended his flocks near Midian when he saw the burning bush at Mt. Marah and Elim which are both in the Wilderness of Shur. The Bible says Ishmael lived in Paran and Shur. Archeologists, historians say Ishmaelites lived Transjordan:. Exodus ,23 It was also called the wilderness of Etham. Numbers Shur may have been a territory town east of the ancient head of the Red Sea; and from its being spoken of as a limit, it was probably the last Arabian town before entering Egypt.
The word means a "wall," and may probably refer to the mountain wall of the Tih plateau as visible from the shore plains. The position of Shur is defined Gen as being "opposite Egypt on the way to Assyria. It is again noticed 1 Sam as being opposite Egypt, and 1 Sam as near Egypt.
The word means a "wall," and may probably refer to the mountain wall of the Tih plateau as visible from the shore plains. The position of Shur is defined Genesis as being "opposite Egypt on the way to Assyria. They had their home, it is said, in the desert which extended from Shur to Havilah. Shur was the line of fortification which defended Abraham departed from thence and went southward and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur , and went a pilgrimage to Gerar.
He said that his wife was his sister. The larger part of northern Arabia, however, was the home of the Ishmaelites. They lived, it is said, "from Havilah unto Shur ," like the Amalekites or Bedawin. 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. Abishur, Abi' shur. Multi-Version Concordance Abi' shur 1 Occurrence.
Abishur's, Abi' shur's. Multi-Version Concordance Abi' shur's 1 Occurrence. Perhaps another name for Khetam, or "fortress," on the Shur or great wall of Egypt, which extended from the Mediterranean to the Gulf of Suez. Easton's Bible Dictionary Hail. A town in the south of Palestine Genesis , in the desert of Shur , near Lahai-roi.
They were a pastoral, and hence a nomadic race.
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