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Shelah

A man, in the time of Egypt and Wilderness · Tribe of Judah · named in 7 verses

the name means request Strong's Lexicon

Shelah, Judah's third son, and his descendants, the Shelanites.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Petition. (1.) Judah's third son (Gen. 38:2, 5, 11, 14).

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Bath-shua, Judah
Children Er, Joash, Jokim, Laadah, Saraph
Siblings Er, Onan, Perez, Zerah

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at Genesis 38:5.

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Verses that name Shelah