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Sheresh

שָׁ֑רֶשׁ · she.resh · H83291 mention, all in 1 Chronicles

Who he was

Sheresh is mentioned briefly in 1 Chronicles 7:16 as a son of Machir and Maacah. He appears in the genealogical record of the tribe of Manasseh, which is one of the tribes of Israel. Machir, his father, was the firstborn son of Manasseh and is described as the father of Gilead.

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Family

FatherMachirMotherMaacahSiblingsGilead, daughter of Machir, Peresh, HammolechethChildrenUlam, Rakem
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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 7:16Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she named him Peresh. The name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

What the dictionary says

Root, a descendant of Manasseh (1 Chr. 7:16).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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