Shua, also called Shuah, was a man living during the time of the patriarchs, first mentioned in Genesis 38:2.
About Shua
1. Canaanite whose daughter Judah married. She bore Judah three sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah (Gn 38:2–5, 12). See Bathshua #1.
Family Relationships
- Child
- Bath-shua
Key References
There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua, and he took her as a wife and slept with her.
After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had finished mourning, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah.
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.
All Scripture References (3)
Genesis (2)
There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua, and he took her as a wife and slept with her.
After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had finished mourning, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah.
1 Chronicles (1)
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.