Shalishah
Shalishah (Biblical Place • Gibeon • 31.847°N, 35.185°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 9:4 (identified with Gibeon ). It is closely linked with Baal-shalishah (Biblical Place • Gilgal 2 • 32.030°N, 35.223°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Kgs 4:42 (identified with Gilgal 2 ).
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Shelah (Generation 13 • Messianic Line • Child of Arpachshad (or Arphaxad )): Shelah is a biblical figure in Generation 13 of the Messianic Line , child of Arpachshad (or Arphaxad), parent of Eber (or Heber ). ( Genesis 10:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:18 , Luke 3:35 ) (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Genesis 38 , Genesis 46 ) Shelah (Generation 24 • Child of Judah ): Shelah is a biblical figure in Generation 24, child of Judah , parent of Er, Laadah , Jokim , Cozeba , Jephunneh . ( Genesis 38:2-5 , Genesis 46:12 , 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) (mentioned in Genesis 38 , Genesis 46 ) Arpachshad (or Arphaxad) (Generation 12 • Messianic Line • Child of Shem ): Arpachshad (or Arphaxad) is a biblical figure in Generation 12 of the Messianic Line, child of Shem , parent of Shelah. ( Genesis 10:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:17 , Luke 3:36 ) (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Genesis 11 , 1 Chronicles 1 ) Shallum (Generation 44 • Child of Zadok ): Shallum is a biblical figure in Generation 44, child of Zadok , parent of Hilkiah . ( 1 Chronicles 6:12 , Ezra 7:1-2 ) (mentioned in 2 Kings 15 , 2 Kings 22 , 1 Chronicles 2 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Shalishah (Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 9:4 (identified with Gibeon ).) Baal-shalishah (Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Kgs 4:42 (identified with Gilgal 2 ).) Shallecheth (Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Chr 26:16 (identified with Jerusalem ).) Mareshah (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:44 , 2 Chr 11:8 , 2 Chr 14:9 , 2 Chr 14:10 , 2 Chr 20:37 , Mic 1:15 .)
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 2 Kings 4:42 : "And there came a man from Baal –shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give..."; 1 Chronicles 4:21-22 : " Shelah was Judah ’s son. Shelah ’s sons were Er, Laadah , Jokim , the men from Cozeba , Joash , and Saraph . Er was the father of Lecah. Laadah was the father of Mareshah and the tribes o..."; Nehemiah 3:12 : "And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem , he and his daughters.".