Lexical Summary Sheshan: Sheshan Original Word: שֵׁשָׁן Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Sheshan Perhaps for shuwshan; lily; Sheshan, an Israelite -- Sheshan. see HEBREW shuwshan NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain derivation Definition a man of Judah NASB Translation Sheshan (5). Brown-Driver-Briggs שֵׁשָׁן proper name, masculine in Judah, 1 Chronicles 2:31 (twice in verse) (with one son), 1 Chronicles 2:34; 1 Chronicles 2:34; 1 Chronicles 2:35 (no sons, but daughters, compare Benz Kit); Σωσαν[μ], ᵐ5L Σισαν. Topical Lexicon Genealogical setting Sheshan appears only in the chronicler’s record of the Jerahmeelite branch of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:25-41). He is six generations removed from Hezron, Judah’s grandson, through Jerahmeel, Ram, and Appaim. The line runs: Hezron – Jerahmeel – Ram – Appaim – Ishi – Sheshan. Though tucked into an extended genealogy, his name becomes the pivot on which this entire sub-branch of Judah turns. Scriptural occurrences 1 Chronicles 2:34 (twice) “Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. But Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, named Jarha. So Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore him Attai.” (1 Chronicles 2:34-35) Family dynamics and intermarriage with Jarha The chronicler pauses to describe Sheshan’s unusual household. Contrary to custom he lacked male heirs, yet preserved his name and inheritance by giving his unnamed daughter to Jarha, an Egyptian servant who had evidently embraced Israel’s God (cf. Exodus 12:48-49). This step legally grafted a Gentile into Judah while avoiding the extinction of Sheshan’s lineage. The narrative then traces twelve successive generations from Attai to Elishama (1 Chronicles 2:36-41), confirming the success of this decision and underscoring God’s providence in preserving every family within the covenant people. Tribal and covenant implications 1. Inclusion of the foreigner. Jarha’s elevation from servant to son-in-law illustrates the Old Testament principle that covenant faith, not ethnicity alone, determined belonging (Deuteronomy 23:7-8; Isaiah 56:6-7). Messianic and theological reflections Although Sheshan’s line is not traced directly to Jesus Christ in Matthew 1 or Luke 3, his account echoes recurrent themes of Scripture: Ministry lessons and applications 1. Faithfulness in obscurity. Sheshan’s name is preserved not for heroic deeds but for faithfulness in stewarding his family line; believers called to unnoticed roles can take courage that their obedience matters to God. Forms and Transliterations וּלְשֵׁשָׁ֛ן ולששן לְשֵׁשָׁ֛ן לששן שֵׁשָׁ֔ן שֵׁשָׁ֖ן שֵׁשָׁ֧ן ששן lə·šê·šān ləšêšān lesheShan šê·šān šêšān sheShan ū·lə·šê·šān ūləšêšān ulesheShanLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 1 Chronicles 2:31 HEB: וּבְנֵ֤י יִשְׁעִי֙ שֵׁשָׁ֔ן וּבְנֵ֥י שֵׁשָׁ֖ן NAS: of Ishi [was] Sheshan. And the son KJV: of Ishi; Sheshan. And the children INT: and the son of Ishi Sheshan and the son of Sheshan 1 Chronicles 2:31 1 Chronicles 2:34 1 Chronicles 2:34 1 Chronicles 2:35 5 Occurrences |
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