Gur
Gur was a place near Ibleam where Ahaziah, king of Judah, was wounded by Jehu's men while fleeing.
The name Gur means “the young of a beast; a whelp”
PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
Location
- Identified as
- Khirbet en Najjar
- Certainty
- Possible (57% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
- Coordinates
- 32.444° N, 35.297° E
Alternative names
- גּוּרGur
Mentions
- When King Ahaziah of Judah saw this, he fled up the road toward Beth-haggan. And Jehu pursued him, shouting, “Shoot him too!” So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot on the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam, and he fled to Megiddo and died there.