Person Old Testament
Jeshishai
Jeshishai was an ancestor of the Gadite leaders who lived in Bashan, as mentioned in the genealogy of Gad in 1 Chronicles. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 5:14.
Why it matters. An ancestor of Gadite leaders.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jeshishai
Jeshishai is mentioned briefly in the genealogy of the tribe of Gad in 1 Chronicles. He is listed as an ancestor of the Gadite leaders who lived in the region of Bashan, known for its fertile land and pastures. The Gadites were one of the Israelite tribes that settled east of the Jordan River. The mention of Jeshishai in this genealogy highlights the importance of family lineage and the connection between the Gadites and their ancestral heritage.
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.
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)