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Shuham

שׁוּחָם/SHOO-ham/

“Pit-Digger”

Summary

The son of Dan and ancestor of the Shuhamite clan, also called Hushim.

☩Identity

Shuham was the son of Dan and progenitor of a family named after him, the Shuhamites. He is elsewhere called Hushim in the list of those who went down to Egypt with Jacob. The name may mean 'pit-digger' or 'humility.'

Key verses:Numbers 26:42-43Genesis 46:23

Related Verses2 mentions

Numbers· 1 verse

26:42

Genesis· 1 verse

46:23

References

  1. 1.James Orr (ed.), "Shuham," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. IV (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
  2. 2.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Shuham," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).
  3. 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Shuham," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).