Bible Strands
Shelah
the name means Petition Easton's Bible Dictionary
Shelah, son of Arpachshad and ancestor of Abraham in Luke's genealogy.
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
Cainan
Children
Eber
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at Genesis 10:24.
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Verses that name Shelah
- 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.
- Genesis 11:13 And after he had become the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 11:14 When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber.
- Genesis 11:15 And after he had become the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
- 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,
- Luke 3:35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,