Petition. (1.) Judah’s third son (Gen. 38:2, 5, 11, 14).
(2.) A son of Arphaxad (1 Chr. 1:18).
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
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Shelah
Name meaning: that breaks; that unties; that undresses (Hitchcock)
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Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(a petition).
The youngest son of Judah. (Genesis 38:5,11,14,26; 46:10; Numbers 26:20; 1 Chronicles 2:3; 4:21) (B.C. before 1706.)
The proper form of the name of Salah. (1 Chronicles 1:18,24)
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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