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Shelah

Shelah, Judah's third son, and his descendants, the Shelanites.

The name Shelah means “that breaks; that unties; that undresses”

MaleTribe of JudahEgypt and Wilderness eraOld Testament3 books8 verses

Summary

A man from the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Genesis 38:5; referred to as Shelah (שֵׁלָה) or Shelanite (שֵׁלָנִי); son of Judah and Bath-shua; a brother of Er and Onan; half-brother of: Perez and Zerah; father of Er, Laadah, Jokim, Joash and Saraph.

Glossary entries

Shelah Shelanite

Family members

Father

Judah

Mother

Bath-shua

Siblings

Er Onan Perez Zerah

Children

Er Joash Jokim Laadah Saraph

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Genesis 38:5שֵׁלָה · Shelah
    Then she gave birth to another son and named him Shelah; it was at Chezib that she gave birth to him.
  2. Genesis 38:11שֵׁלָה · Shelah
    Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Live as a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up.” For he thought, “He may die too, like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s house.
  3. Genesis 38:14שֵׁלָה · Shelah
    …she removed her widow’s garments, covered her face with a veil to disguise herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that although Shelah had grown up, she had not been given to him as a wife.
  4. Genesis 38:26שֵׁלָה · Shelah
    Judah recognized the items and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not have relations with her again.
  5. Genesis 46:12שֵׁלָה · Shelah
    The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
  6. Numbers 26:20שֵׁלָה · Shelah; שֵׁלָנִי · Shelanite
    These were the descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from Perez, and the Zerahite clan from Zerah.
  7. 1 Chronicles 2:3שֵׁלָה · Shelah
    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.
  8. 1 Chronicles 4:21שֵׁלָה · Shelah
    The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea,