Sheshan
שֵׁשָׁן/SHEE-shan/
“Lily or noble”
Summary
A Judahite descended from Jerahmeel who, having no sons, gave his daughter in marriage to his Egyptian slave Jarha to continue his family line.
☩A Unique Arrangement
Sheshan was a descendant of Jerahmeel (son of Hezron) and represented one of the chief families of Judah. Finding himself without male heirs—a serious problem for preserving the family inheritance—he arranged for his daughter to marry Jarha, his Egyptian slave. Through this union, the family line was perpetuated, with the genealogy continuing through their descendants for many generations. This unusual arrangement preserved both the family name and its inheritance within the tribe of Judah.
Key verses:1 Chronicles 2:311 Chronicles 2:34-35
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Sheshan," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IX (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Sheshan," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. IV (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 3.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Sheshan," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).