Bible Strands
Shobal
the name means overflowing Strong's Lexicon
Shobal was a Judahite, the son of Hur and the father (ie founder) of Kiriath-jearim.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Pilgrim. (1.) The second son of Seir the Horite; one of the Horite "dukes" (Gen. 36:20).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
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Hur
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at 1 Chronicles 2:50.
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Verses that name Shobal
- 1 Chronicles 2:50 These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,
- 1 Chronicles 2:52 These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim: Haroeh, half the Manahathites,
- 1 Chronicles 4:1 The descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
- 1 Chronicles 4:2 Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.