The Five Books of Moses

Shuah

Role: Judah's wife and mother of Er, Onan, and Shelah · First appears: Genesis 25

In Genesis 25, Shuah was born to Abraham and Keturah. In Genesis 38, she married Judah and became the mother of Er, Onan, and Shelah, bearing Er, then Onan, and finally Shelah at Chezib.

In process of time, Shuah died.

Relationship record

Life events

  • Shuah died.(Genesis 38)
    • “And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah’s wife died;”

Genesis 25

  • parent: Abraham “And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.”
  • parent: Keturah “And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.”

Genesis 38

  • married with Judah “And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.”
  • child: Er “And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her. And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.”
  • child: Onan “And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.”
  • child: Shelah “And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.”

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