Person Old Testament
Rakem
Rakem was a son of Sheresh, from the tribe of Manasseh. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 7:16.
Why it matters. Son of Sheresh, of the tribe of Manasseh
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Rakem
Rakem is mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Manasseh (1Ch.7.16). He was the son of Sheresh, who was a descendant of Manasseh through his son Machir. No further details are provided about Rakem in the Bible. His inclusion in the genealogy helps to establish the family lines within the tribe of Manasseh.
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)