Explores Chur's lineage as a descendant of Miriam, emphasizing his noble roots and leadership qualities.
הָלְכוּ לָהֶם אֵצֶל עוֹשֵׂי דְבָרוֹ שֶׁל מֹשֶׁה, אַהֲרֹן וְחוּר בֶּן אֲחוֹתוֹ. וּמִנַּיִן שֶׁהָיָה חוּר בֶּן אֲחוֹתוֹ? שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״וַיִּקַּח לוֹ כָלֵב אֶת אֶפְרָת וַתֵּלֶד לוֹ אֶת חוּר״. וְלָמָּה נִקְרָא שְׁמָהּ שֶׁל מִרְיָם אֶפְרָת? אֶלָּא פָּלָטִנִי שֶׁל בַּת מְלָכִים, גְּדוֹלֵי הַדּוֹר, שֶׁכָּל נָשִׂיא וְגָדוֹל שֶׁעָמַד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל נִקְרָא שְׁמוֹ אֶפְרָתִי. וְכֵן ״וְדָוִד בֶּן אִישׁ אֶפְרָתִי״, וְכִי אֶפְרָתִי הָיָה? וַהֲלֹא מִשֵּׁבֶט יְהוּדָה הָיָה! אֶלָּא פָּלָטִנִי בֶּן מְלָכִים, גְּדוֹלֵי הַדּוֹר. וְ״יָרָבְעָם בֶּן נְבָט אִישׁ אֶפְרָתִי״. וּלְפִי שֶׁהָיָה חוּר מִשֵּׁבֶט יְהוּדָה, מִגְּדוֹלֵי הַדּוֹר, הִתְחִיל מוֹכִיחַ אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּדְבָרִים קָשִׁים. כַּזָּבִים שֶׁבְּיִשְׂרָאֵל עָמְדוּ עָלָיו וַהֲרָגוּהוּ. וְרָאָה אַהֲרֹן לְחוּר שֶׁנֶּהֱרַג וּבָנָה מִזְבֵּחַ לָהֶם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״וַיַּרְא אַהֲרֹן וַיִּבֶן מִזְבֵּחַ לְפָנָיו״. מָה רָאָה? רָאָה שֶׁנֶּהֱרַג חוּר בֶּן אַהֲרֹן, וּבָנָה לָהֶם מִזְבֵּחַ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״וַיִּבֶן מִזְבֵּחַ״.
They betook themselves to the one who carried out the words of Moses, (to) Aaron his brother, and Hur, the son of his sister. Whence (do we know) that Hur was the son of (Moses') sister? Because it is said, "And Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur" (1 Chron. 2:19). Why was Miriam's name called Ephrath? Because she was a daughter of the palace, a daughter of kings, one of the magnates of the generation; for every prince and great man who arose in Israel had his name called an Ephrathite, as it is said, "And Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite" (1 Kings 11:26); and it says, "And David was the son of that Ephrathite" (1 Sam. 17:12). Was he then an Ephrathite? Was he not of the tribe of Judah? But he was a nobleman, a son of kings, one of the magnates of the generation. But since Hur was of the tribe of Judah, and one of the magnates of the generation, he began to reprove Israel with harsh words, and the plunderers who were in Israel arose against him, and slew him. Aaron arose || and saw that Hur, the son of his sister, was slain; and he built for them an altar, as it is said, "And when Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it" (Ex. 32:5).