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Eshton

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Eshton was the son of Mehir and the father of Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah.

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Eshton was a descendant of Judah through Chelub, mentioned in 1Ch.4.11-12. He was the son of Mehir and the father of Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah was noted as the father of Ir-nahash.

Family

Father
Mehir

Bible dictionary

Eshton Smith Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)

(effeminate), a name which occurs in the genealogies of Judah. (1 Chronicles 4:11,12)

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Eshton Hastings Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible (1898)

ESH'TON (effeminate). It is usually taken as the name of a descendant of Judah, but Grove thinks it was probably a place in Judah. 1 Chr 4:11-12.

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Eshton Schaff Schaff’s Dictionary of the Bible

ESH'TON (effeminate). It is usually taken as the name of a descendant of Judah, but Grove thinks it was probably a place in Judah. 1 Chr 4:11-12.

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Where Eshton appears

2 verses in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H0850

1 Chronicles2

Names, family links and references: STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Short descriptions were drafted with AI assistance by STEPBible. Family links follow STEPBible’s scholarly decisions where genealogies are ambiguous.