Person
Salah
ancestor of Abraham
Patriarchal ancestor of Abraham, son of Arphaxad and father of Eber, listed in the Shemite genealogy of Genesis 11.
Who or what is this?
Salah (also spelled Shelah) is listed in the patriarchal genealogies of Genesis 10–11 and 1 Chronicles 1 as a descendant of , son of . He was the son of Arphaxad and the father of Eber, and through this lineage he stands as an ancestor in the line that leads ultimately to . 3 includes him in the genealogy of tracing back through the patriarchs to . Genesis 11 records that he lived 430 years in total. His position in the Shemite genealogy makes him part of the narrowing line from Noah to the patriarchs of Israel.
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