special. More importantly, Josephus identifies him as the husband of Miriam.206 Because of the prominence given to Hur as an appellate judge over the people in Moses’ absence in 24:14, it would seem that he was one of the chief elders of the nation. Whether or not he was the Judahite Hur whose grandson was the supervising craftsman for the temple furnishings cannot be determined. The name is common enough (cf. the Midianite Hur mentioned in Num 31:8; Josh 13:21) that many people bore it.207 17:11
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