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Shua שׁוּעַ
Shua was the father of a Canaanite woman, the wife of Judah, and the mother of Er, Onan, and Shelah.
Also called Shuah.
Family
| Children | Bath-shua |
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Where Shua appears
Genesis (2), 1 Chronicles (1)
Key verses
- Genesis 38:2 first mention — And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.
- Genesis 38:12 — And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah’s wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
- 1 Chronicles 2:3 — The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.