Ishbah

יִשְׁבַּח · yish.bach · H34311 mention, all in 1 Chronicles

Who he was

Ishbah is mentioned only once in the Bible, in 1 Chronicles 4:17, within the genealogical records of the descendants of Judah. He is identified as the father (ie founder) of Keilah and Eshtemoa, a town allotted to the Levites within the territory of Judah (Joshua 21:14), likely named after Ishbah's son or his descendants who settled there.

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Family

FatherMeredMotherBithiahSiblingsMiriam, Shammai, Jered, Heber, JekuthielSpouseHodiahChildrenGarmitesFoundedEshtemoa

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Every mention

1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

1 Chronicles 1 mention

1 Chronicles 4:17The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon; and Mered’s wife bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

What the dictionary says

(praising), a man in the line of Judah, commemorated as the "father of Eshtemos."

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)

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Sources

STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data