Person Old Testament
Raham
Raham was the son of Shema and the father or founder of Jorkeam, from the tribe of Judah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 2:44.
Why it matters. Son of Shema and founder of Jorkeam, of Judah
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Raham
Raham is mentioned briefly in the genealogy of the tribe of Judah (1Ch.2.44). He was the son of Shema and the father or founder of Jorkeam. No additional information is provided about Raham in the Bible. His mention in the genealogy serves to trace the lineage of certain families within the tribe of Judah.
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)