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Shelah

Disambiguation

The source enumerates 2 distinct subjects under Shelah. Jump to one below, or read in order.

  1. 1.Judah’s third son (Gen.
  2. 2.A son of Arphaxad (1 Chr.

Petition.

  1. Shelah (1)

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    Judah’s third son (Gen. 38:2, 5, 11, 14).

  2. Shelah (2)

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    A son of Arphaxad (1 Chr. 1:18).

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(a petition).

The youngest son of Judah. (Genesis 38:5,11,14,26; 46:10; Numbers 26:20; 1 Chronicles 2:3; 4:21) (B.C. before 1706.) The proper form of the name of Salah. (1 Chronicles 1:18,24)

In the Bible

18

Verses where Shelah is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 1:18

    Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:24

    So from Shem came Arphaxad, Shelah,

  • 1 Chronicles 2:3

    The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death.

  • 1 Chronicles 4:21

    The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea,

  • Genesis 10:24

    Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.

  • Genesis 11:12

    When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.

+12 more verses naming Shelah.

Scripture on Shelah

11

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Entries that reference Shelah

13

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Shelah references

6

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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