Figure Judaism
Shelah
שלה he Sela la
Biblical character; third son of Judah
- Child of Judah and Bat Choua
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The family as a list · 5
Kinship in an account 5
- child of (mother) Bat Choua a character in the Bible (Genesis 38)
- child of (child) Judah biblical figure; fourth son of Jacob and Leah; brother of Joseph
- parent of (child) Saraph biblical figure, a son of Shelah and a descendant of Judah, mentioned in the genealogy of Judah.
- sibling of Er biblical character; eldest son of Judah; husband of Tamar; killed by God due to his wickedness, although no details are given
- sibling of Onan biblical figure; second son of Judah
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