Why Hur Is Named in Bezalel's Lineage for the Tabernacle

Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Vayakhel 4:1

(Exodus 35:30:) "SEE, THE LORD HAS CALLED BY NAME BEZALEL THE SON OF URI THE SON OF HUR." What need was there for Hur to be mentioned here? It was only because he gave his life for the Holy One, blessed be He. When Israel sought to serve idolatry, he would not permit them; they rose up and killed him. The Holy One, blessed be He, said to him: "By your life, I will repay you." To what is the matter comparable? To a king whose legions rebelled against him. The commander of his army rose up and fought against them, saying to them: "Against the king you are rebelling!" They rose against him and killed him. The king came and said: "Where is my army commander?" They said to him: "The legions have killed him." The king said: "By your life, had you given money on my behalf, I would have repaid you; now you have given your life on my behalf. By your life, all the sons you have I will raise up in the world, and I will make them dukes and governors." So too Hur gave his life for the Holy One, blessed be He, in the affair of the calf. The Holy One, blessed be He, said to him: "By your life, all your sons I will make great in the world." (Therefore:) "SEE, THE LORD HAS CALLED BY NAME," etc. (Exodus 35:31:) "AND HE FILLED HIM WITH THE SPIRIT OF GOD, IN WISDOM, IN UNDERSTANDING, AND IN KNOWLEDGE." And do not say "Bezalel himself" alone; rather, everyone who was engaged in the work of the Tabernacle—the Holy One, blessed be He, placed in them understanding, wisdom, and knowledge, as it is said (Exodus 36:8): "AND ALL THE WISE-HEARTED AMONG THEM THAT WROUGHT THE WORK," etc. Yet of all of them, none was made renowned except Bezalel, as it is said: "SEE, THE LORD HAS CALLED BY NAME BEZALEL."

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