Person Old Testament
Sheleph
Sheleph, a son of Joktan and descendant of Shem. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Genesis 10:26.
Why it matters. Son of Joktan, descendant of Shem
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Sheleph
Sheleph was one of the sons of Joktan, who was a descendant of Shem, according to Gen.10.26 and 1Ch.1.20. He is mentioned in the genealogies of the nations descended from Noah's sons after the flood. The descendants of Joktan, including Sheleph, are listed as living in the region from Mesha to Sephar, in the eastern hill country.
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
- Joktan
Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.