Bible Person
Meaning: judge · Male · 4 cross references
Shaphat is the father of Elisha and a remembered family reference in the prophet's call and later identification. His significance comes through the prophetic vocation that emerges from his household. First appears in 1 Kgs 19:16.1
AI summary: Shaphat matters because the cross references preserve him through the repeated naming of Elisha son of Shaphat. That patronymic anchors Elisha in a concrete household and rural setting, reminding the reader that major prophetic ministry arises from ordinary family life. Taken together, the material presents Shaphat as the remembered father behind Elisha's prophetic calling.1
Central Figure
Shaphat
Meaning: judge
The father of Elisha (1 Kings 19:16-19).
Children
The father of Elisha (1 Kings 19:16-19). 3
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
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.