Person Old Testament
Shephatiah
Also known as Shephatiah =ESV, NIV; Shephathiah =KJV
Shephatiah, a Benjamite who lived in Jerusalem, descended from Jeroham. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 9:8.
Why it matters. Benjamite who lived in Jerusalem
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shephatiah
Shephatiah is mentioned in 1Ch.9.8 as one of the Benjamites who lived in Jerusalem. He is described as a descendant of Jeroham. This passage lists the inhabitants of Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile, indicating that Shephatiah was among those who resettled in the city. Being a Benjamite, he belonged to one of the tribes of Israel that had traditionally inhabited the area around Jerusalem.
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
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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)