This was hidden in there, but it caught my eye. All these sons and fathers, and then this one line. I googled her, and this is what I found.
SHEERAH – 1 Chronicles 7:24
Tucked away in a genealogy in 1 Chronicles chapter 7 is a woman named Sheerah. It is not entirely clear if this woman was the daughter of a man called Beriah (the son of Ephraim, one of the sons of Joseph) or whether she was the daughter of Ephraim himself.
Very few women are named in genealogies because, at that time, the family line was traced through the men. So it is significant when a woman is mentioned, and even named, in one.
Sheerah was obviously an influential and wealthy woman. She built and established the towns of Upper and Lower Horon. These towns were built in a strategic location and went on to have a long history. Sheerah even built a town that bears her name: Uzzen Sheerah. She was probably a leader of the towns she established.
Sheerah is just one example of an Old Testament woman who had a prominent position of authority and influence, and, as with other Bible women with authority, there is no hint that this was inappropriate or improper, or that anyone had a problem with it.
There are several women in the Bible who showed initiative, influence, and resourcefulness. Some of these women seem obscure to us, but they were far from obscure to the people of their time. These Bible women – which include Serah, Aksah and Sheerah – were prominent women with clout.
wow nice catch I did not even notice that. I was just thinking about how I'm just blowing by these names but to make in the bible they must really have been something of note--and in the case of a woman even more so. I don't suppose any of them realized 3000+ years later we would be reading their name on the internet sitting in my A/C home in a place on earth they didn't even knew existed. but He did.
ReplyDeletemind blowing.
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