Bible Person

Shuthelah

Meaning: plant; verdure; moist; pot · Male · 3 cross references

Shuthelah is an Ephraimite ancestor whose line appears in census and genealogical records, with descendants extending into later family branches. He belongs to the internal structure through which Ephraim's tribal memory is preserved. First appears in Num 26:35.1

AI summary: Shuthelah matters because the cross references place him within both the counted families of the wilderness generation and the longer genealogical retelling of Ephraim in Chronicles. His line helps show how tribal identity was carried not only by major leaders but also by remembered family heads and their descendants. Taken together, the material presents Shuthelah as an Ephraimite forefather whose name contributes to the continuity and branching of the tribe.1