People of the Bible › Shelah
Shelah שֶׁ֫לַח
Shelah, son of Arpachshad and ancestor of Abraham in Luke's genealogy.
Also called Salah, Sala.
Family
| Father | Cainan |
|---|---|
| Children | Eber |
Where Shelah appears
Genesis (5), 1 Chronicles (2), Luke (1)
Key verses
- Genesis 10:24 first mention — And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
- Genesis 11:12 — And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:
- Genesis 11:13 — And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
- Genesis 11:14 — And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:
- Genesis 11:15 — And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
- 1 Chronicles 1:18 — And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
- 1 Chronicles 1:24 — Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,
- Luke 3:35 — Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Several people in the Bible share this name; this page is about the one described above. Verse text: King James Version.