Shelah
שֵׁלָה · she.lah · H7956שֵׁלָנִי · she.la.ni · H8024“that breaks; that unties; that undresses” Hitchcock's 18698 mentions in 3 books, most in Genesis (5)
Who he was
Shelah was the third and youngest son of Judah, born to him in Chezib (Genesis 38:5). After the deaths of his older brothers, Er and Onan, Judah promised Tamar, Er's widow, that Shelah would marry her when he grew up. However, Judah did not keep this promise (Gen.38.11,14,26).
Shelah's descendants were called Shelanites (Numbers 26:20) and were one of the clans of Judah. They were included in the census of the tribe of Judah in the wilderness (Numbers 26:20) and in the genealogies of Judah (1Ch.2.3; 4.21). Shelah's descendants included potters and linen workers who lived in Judah (1 Chronicles 4:21–23).
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Family
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Every mention
8 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
Genesis5 mentions
Genesis 38:5She yet again bore a son, and named him Shelah. He was at Chezib when she bore him.Genesis 38:11Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, “Remain a widow in your father’s house, until Shelah, my son, is grown up;” for he said, “Lest he also die, like his brothers.” Tamar went…Genesis 38:14She took off the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was…Genesis 38:26Judah acknowledged them, and said, “She is more righteous than I, because I didn’t give her to Shelah, my son.” He knew her again no more.Genesis 46:12The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
1 Chronicles2 mentions
1 Chronicles 2:3The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah, which three were born to him of Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in Yahweh’s sight; and he killed him.1 Chronicles 4:21The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of those who worked fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;
What the dictionary says
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Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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