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Sheerah

שֶׁאֱרָה · she.e.rah · H76091 mention, all in 1 Chronicles

Who she was

Sheerah was the granddaughter of Ephraim, the son of Beriah. She is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7:24 as the builder of the lower and upper Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah. Building cities was an unusual achievement for a woman in ancient times, suggesting that Sheerah was a prominent figure. The location of Uzzen-sheerah is unknown, but Beth-horon was a significant town in the territory of Ephraim.

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Family

FatherBeriahSiblingsRephah, Resheph
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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

What the dictionary says

she'-e-ra (she'erah; Codex Alexandrinus Saara, Codex Vaticanus omits): A daughter of Ephraim, who, according to the Massoretic Text of 1Ch 7:24 (the King…

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
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