SHUR ( heb . Sh'r , 'wall [wall]' ) 1 . Desert area, on the northeastern boundary of Egypt where the angel found Agar. Later, the Ismaelites occupied the territory adjacent to Shur. The Israelites entered it after crossing the Red Sea. It seems to have been named after the fortifications that the Egyptians built along the Suez Isthmus to protect their country from Asian incursions. This defensive system, called 'the wall of princes' in Egyptian texts, existed at least from the twentieth century to. C. 2 . Door ( heb. shaar, of uncertain significance) in the temple or in a palace in Jerusalem;