Lahad
Descendant of Judah
Lahad is a person mentioned in 1 Chronicles as a descendant of Judah through Shobal. He is the son of Jahath and belongs to the lineage of the tribe of Judah. He is known only from a genealogical record and has no further narrative attached to him in the Bible.
Family
Key events
Mentioned in Judah's Genealogy
Lahad is listed as the son of Jahath in the genealogical record of the tribe of Judah in 1 Chronicles.
2Reaiah son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.
וּרְאָיָ֤ה בֶן־שׁוֹבָל֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־יַ֔חַת וְיַ֣חַת הֹלִ֔יד אֶת־אֲחוּמַ֖י וְאֶת־לָ֑הַד אֵ֖לֶּה מִשְׁפְּח֥וֹת הַצָּֽרְעָתִֽי׃ ס
Part of the Zorathite Lineage
Lahad belongs to the lineage referred to as the descendants of the Zorathites, descendants of Shobal who was a son of Judah.
1The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
בְּנֵ֖י יְהוּדָ֑ה פֶּ֧רֶץ חֶצְר֛וֹן וְכַרְמִ֖י וְח֥וּר וְשׁוֹבָֽל׃
2Reaiah son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.
וּרְאָיָ֤ה בֶן־שׁוֹבָל֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־יַ֔חַת וְיַ֣חַת הֹלִ֔יד אֶת־אֲחוּמַ֖י וְאֶת־לָ֑הַד אֵ֖לֶּה מִשְׁפְּח֥וֹת הַצָּֽרְעָתִֽי׃ ס
Placed in the Tribe of Judah
Through his connection to Judah's lineage, Lahad is part of the tribe that later gave rise to David's royal house.
1The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
בְּנֵ֖י יְהוּדָ֑ה פֶּ֧רֶץ חֶצְר֛וֹן וְכַרְמִ֖י וְח֥וּר וְשׁוֹבָֽל׃
Brother of Ahumai
Lahad is mentioned together with his brother Ahumai as sons of Jahath in the genealogical record.
2Reaiah son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.
וּרְאָיָ֤ה בֶן־שׁוֹבָל֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־יַ֔חַת וְיַ֣חַת הֹלִ֔יד אֶת־אֲחוּמַ֖י וְאֶת־לָ֑הַד אֵ֖לֶּה מִשְׁפְּח֥וֹת הַצָּֽרְעָתִֽי׃ ס