Person Old Testament
Shuppim
Also known as Shuppim =ESV, KJV; Shuppites =NIV
Shuppim was a Benjamite descendant, the son of Ir (or Iri), mentioned in the genealogy of Benjamin. Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at 1 Chronicles 7:12.
Why it matters. Benjamite descendant, son of Ir or Iri.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shuppim
Shuppim is mentioned in 1Ch.7.12,15 as a descendant of Benjamin, specifically the son of Ir (or Iri). The genealogy in this passage traces the lineage of the tribe of Benjamin, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Shuppim is listed along with his brother Huppim as the sons of Ir, who was a descendant of Bela, the firstborn of Benjamin.
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
- Ir
Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.