Agur
Sign in to saveAgur ben Jakeh () was a sage and a compiler of a collection of proverbs found in Proverbs 30, which is sometimes known as the Book of Agur or Sayings of Agur.
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- Biblical accounts
- In rabbinical literature
- Alternate explanations of first verse
- Status as Prophet of Christianity
- References
- Notes
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Agur ben Jakeh () was a sage and a compiler of a collection of proverbs found in Proverbs 30, which is sometimes known as the Book of Agur or Sayings of Agur.
==Biblical accounts== The initial text of the chapter runs as follows (JPS translation), and bears great similarity to . This translation is not universally accepted as correct; see below.
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