Person Old Testament
Ahian
Ahian was a son of Shemidah, a descendant of Manasseh. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 7:19.
Why it matters. Son of Shemidah, from the tribe of Manasseh
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Ahian
Ahian is mentioned briefly in the genealogy of the tribe of Manasseh. He was one of the sons of Shemidah, who was a descendant of Manasseh through his son Gilead. No further details about Ahian's life or role are provided in the biblical text. (1Ch.7.19).
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Shemida
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)