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Person Old Testament

Pispa

Also known as Pispa =ESV; Pispah =NIV, KJV

Pispa, a descendant of Asher, mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Asher in 1 Chronicles. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 7:38.

Why it matters. Descendant of Asher

Primary passages
Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Pispa

Pispa is mentioned in 1Ch.7.38 as one of the sons of Jether, who was a descendant of Asher. Asher was one of the twelve sons of Israel (or 'Jacob') and a founder of one of the tribes of Israel. The genealogy in 1Chronicles 7 traces the lineage of the tribe of Asher, listing the heads of families and their descendants. Pispa is mentioned alongside his brothers Jephunneh and Ara.

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
Ithran
Siblings
AraJephunneh

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)

    7:38

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