Bible Person
Meaning: path; ear of corn · Male · 4 cross references
This Shobal entry refers to the Judahite descendant of Hur and son in Caleb's line, not the Horite Shobal already separately overridden. He belongs to the internal genealogy of Judah and the families connected with Bethlehem and Kiriath-jearim. First appears in 1 Chr 2:50.1
AI summary: This Shobal matters because the cross references place him within Judah's expanding family structure as preserved in Chronicles. Through his descendants, he contributes to the shaping of local family groupings and settlements that later matter to Judah's internal geography. His significance is genealogical, but it is tied to real places and lines. Taken together, the material presents this Shobal as a Judahite ancestor whose branch helps define the internal structure of the tribe.1
Central Figure
Shobal
Meaning: path; ear of corn
One of the sons of Caleb, and a descendant of Hur (1 Chr.
Siblings
One of the sons of Caleb, and a descendant of Hur (1 Chr. 2:50, 52; 4:1, 2). 3
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.