Person Old Testament
Telah
Telah was a descendant of Ephraim, the son of Resheph and father of Tahan. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 7:25.
Why it matters. Son of Resheph from the tribe of Ephraim
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Telah
Telah is mentioned in 1Ch.7.25 as a descendant of Ephraim. He was the son of Resheph and the father of Tahan. This genealogy traces the descendants of Joseph's son Ephraim, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. No other details are provided about Telah's life or role in the tribe. He lived during the time the Israelites were in Egypt or in the early years after the Exodus.
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)