Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
Shelah, son of Arpachshad and ancestor of Abraham in Luke's genealogy.
🗺 Places mentioned alongside Shelah on the map →
Also known as Salah · Sala
Shelah was the son of Arpachshad (or Arphaxad) and the grandson of Shem, according to Gen.10.24 and Gen.11.12. He was born when Arpachshad was 35 years old and lived for 433 years (Gen.11.12-15). Shelah was an ancestor of Abraham and is included in the genealogies of Genesis 10, 11, and 1Chronicles 1.
In Luke's genealogy of Jesus, Shelah is mentioned as the son of Cainan, who was the son of Arpachshad (Luk.3.35-36). This differs from the Old Testament genealogies, which list Shelah as the son of Arpachshad. The reason for this discrepancy is uncertain, but it may reflect variant traditions or textual issues.
More background: search Wikipedia ↗
8 verses in 3 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H7974
Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.
And after he had become the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber.
And after he had become the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
So from Shem came Arphaxad, Shelah,
the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,
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.