Keraia
Glossary

Shaphat

  1. A Simeonite and a son of Hori. One of the 12 spies sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan (Numbers 13:5).

  2. The father of the prophet Elisha from the town of Abel-meholah (1 Kings 19:16, 19; 2 Kings 3:11; 6:31).

  3. The youngest of the six sons of Shemaiah from the tribe of Judah and a descendant of King David (1 Chronicles 3:22).

  4. A Gadite chief in Bashan, a region west of the Jordan River (1 Chronicles 5:12).

  5. A son of Adlai and a member of the staff of King David. Shaphat was in charge of David's cattle in the valleys (1 Chronicles 27:29).

People and places

Shaphat: Father of Elisha the prophet Shaphat: Overseer of David's herds in the valleys Shaphat: Descendant of David during the postexilic period Shaphat: Gadite leader during the reign of Jotham Shaphat: Spy from the tribe of Simeon