Jagur

Jagur, a town in the Negev region of Judah.

The name Jagur means “husbandman; stranger”

PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse

Summary

A location near Adadah only mentioned at Joshua 15:21; only referred to as Jagur (יָגוּר).

Location

Identified as
Tel Ira
Certainty
Likely (65% of scholarship)
Coordinates
31.233° N, 34.987° E
Jagur
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Glossary entries

Jagur

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. These were the southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,