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Fictional character

Judah Ben-Hur, shortened to Ben-Hur, is a fictional character, the title character and protagonist from Lew Wallace's novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.

The book covers the character's adventures and struggle against the Roman Empire as he tries to restore honor to his family's name after being falsely accused of attacking the Roman governor. Judah encounters Jesus Christ and becomes a Christian.

Judah ben hur bible

Etymology

Wallace wrote that he chose the name Ben-Hur "because it was biblical, and easily spelled, printed and pronounced."^[1] The name appears once in the Bible (Hebrew: בן־חור), as the name of one of King Solomon's twelve district governors (1 Kings ).

In Hebrew the word "bén" means son. In the King James Version Bible, referring to Solomon's district leaders, he is mentioned as "the son of Hur.", confirming he was 'Judah son of Hur'.^[2] The name Hur appears a few times in the Bible, most notably as one of the compan