Shuppim
שֻׁפִּים/SHUP-pim/
“Serpents; or perhaps a contracted form of Shephupham”
Summary
The name of two men: a Benjamite descendant (also called Shupham and Muppim), and a Levite who served as a temple gatekeeper.
☩Benjamite
Shuppim was a descendant of Benjamin, recorded as a 'child of Ir.' The same person appears under variant spellings in different genealogies: Shupham and Hupham in Numbers, Shephuphan and Huram in 1 Chronicles 8, and Muppim and Huppim in Genesis. The textual variations make the exact genealogical relationship difficult to determine with certainty.
Key verses:1 Chronicles 7:121 Chronicles 7:15Numbers 26:39
☩Levite Gatekeeper
A second Shuppim was a Levite who, together with Hosah, had charge of the Temple gate called Shallecheth, according to arrangements made by David.
Key verses:1 Chronicles 26:16
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Shuppim," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IX (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Shuppim," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. IV (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).