Person Old Testament
Eran
Also known as Eranite
Eran was a son of Shuthelah and grandson of Ephraim, who became the head of the Eranite clan. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Numbers 26:36.
Why it matters. Son of Shuthelah, grandson of Ephraim; head of clan.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Eran
Eran was a son of Shuthelah and a grandson of Ephraim (Num.26.36). He was the head of the Eranite clan, which was named after him. The Eranites were counted among the descendants of Ephraim during the census taken in the wilderness of Sinai (Num.26.36).
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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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Numbers (1 verse)