Arphaxad’s son and the father of Eber (Genesis 10:24; 11:12–15; 1 Chronicles 1:18). Shelah is listed in Luke’s list of Jesus's ancestors as the son of Cainan the son of Arphaxad (Luke 3:35).
→ View encyclopedia entryJudah’s third son by Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. He was born at Kezib, a small town in Judah (Genesis 38:5; 1 Chronicles 2:3). Shelah founded the Shelanite family (Numbers 26:20). "Shelanite" should possibly be read instead of "Shilonite" in Nehemiah 11:5; 1 Chronicles 9:5.
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Shelah
This term has multiple meanings in the Bible:
From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.