Person Old Testament
Shiphtan
Shiphtan was the father of Kemuel, a leader from the tribe of Ephraim appointed to help divide the Promised Land. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Numbers 34:24.
Why it matters. Father of Kemuel, a leader from the tribe of Ephraim.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shiphtan
Shiphtan is mentioned in Num.34.24 as the father of Kemuel, who was chosen as a leader from the tribe of Ephraim to assist in dividing the Promised Land among the Israelite tribes. After the Israelites had conquered the land of Canaan, God instructed Moses to appoint leaders from each tribe to oversee the allocation of the land as an inheritance. Kemuel, son of Shiphtan, was selected to represent the tribe of Ephraim in this important task.
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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- Children
- Kemuel
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Numbers (1 verse)