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Shira

Ephraim's Descendants and City Builder

Aussi appelé : Sheera, Sheerah

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Shira was a woman from the tribe of Ephraim who built Lower Beth-Horon, Upper Beth-Horon, and Uzzen-Sherah. She is unusual in biblical material because she is one of very few women credited with founding cities. She is mentioned in the genealogy of Ephraim in 1 Chronicles.

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Mentioned in Ephraim's Genealogy

Shira is mentioned as a descendant of Ephraim through the line of Beriah in the genealogy in 1 Chronicles.

1 Ch 7:24Voir dans le contexte →
24His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.
וּבִתּ֣וֹ שֶׁאֱרָ֔ה וַתִּ֧בֶן אֶת־בֵּית־חוֹר֛וֹן הַתַּחְתּ֖וֹן וְאֶת־הָעֶלְי֑וֹן וְאֵ֖ת אֻזֵּ֥ן שֶׁאֱרָֽה׃ ‬

Founding of Lower Beth-Horon

Shira built Lower Beth-Horon, an important city located on the border between the territories of Ephraim and Benjamin.

1 Ch 7:24Voir dans le contexte →
24His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.
וּבִתּ֣וֹ שֶׁאֱרָ֔ה וַתִּ֧בֶן אֶת־בֵּית־חוֹר֛וֹן הַתַּחְתּ֖וֹן וְאֶת־הָעֶלְי֑וֹן וְאֵ֖ת אֻזֵּ֥ן שֶׁאֱרָֽה׃ ‬

Founding of Upper Beth-Horon

Shira also built Upper Beth-Horon, which together with Lower Beth-Horon controlled a strategically important mountain pass.

1 Ch 7:24Voir dans le contexte →
24His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.
וּבִתּ֣וֹ שֶׁאֱרָ֔ה וַתִּ֧בֶן אֶת־בֵּית־חוֹר֛וֹן הַתַּחְתּ֖וֹן וְאֶת־הָעֶלְי֑וֹן וְאֵ֖ת אֻזֵּ֥ן שֶׁאֱרָֽה׃ ‬

Founding of Uzzen-Sherah

Shira founded the city of Uzzen-Sherah, a city that bears her own name, testifying to her significance and influence.

1 Ch 7:24Voir dans le contexte →
24His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.
וּבִתּ֣וֹ שֶׁאֱרָ֔ה וַתִּ֧בֶן אֶת־בֵּית־חוֹר֛וֹן הַתַּחְתּ֖וֹן וְאֶת־הָעֶלְי֑וֹן וְאֵ֖ת אֻזֵּ֥ן שֶׁאֱרָֽה׃ ‬

The Sorrow and Rebuilding of the Tribe of Ephraim

The context for Sheera's work is linked to Ephraim's grief after his sons were killed by men from Gath, and the subsequent rebuilding of the tribe.

1 Ch 7:21Voir dans le contexte →
21Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and also Ezer and Elead, whom the men of Gath, born in that land, killed, for they had gone down to seize their livestock.
וְזָבָ֥ד בְּנ֛וֹ וְשׁוּתֶ֥לַח בְּנ֖וֹ וְעֵ֣זֶר וְאֶלְעָ֑ד וַהֲרָג֗וּם אַנְשֵׁי־גַת֙ הַנּוֹלָדִ֣ים בָּאָ֔רֶץ כִּ֣י יָרְד֔וּ לָקַ֖חַת אֶת־מִקְנֵיהֶֽם׃ ‬
1 Ch 7:22Voir dans le contexte →
22Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.
וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֛ל אֶפְרַ֥יִם אֲבִיהֶ֖ם יָמִ֣ים רַבִּ֑ים וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ אֶחָ֖יו לְנַחֲמֽוֹ׃ ‬
1 Ch 7:23Voir dans le contexte →
23Then he went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son. He named him Beriah,* because disaster had struck his house. [*Footnote: The name Beriah sounds like the Hebrew phrase meaning "in misfortune."]
וַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל־אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וַתַּ֖הַר וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֑ן וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֶת־שְׁמוֹ֙ בְּרִיעָ֔ה כִּ֥י בְרָעָ֖ה הָיְתָ֥ה בְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃ ‬
1 Ch 7:24Voir dans le contexte →
24His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.
וּבִתּ֣וֹ שֶׁאֱרָ֔ה וַתִּ֧בֶן אֶת־בֵּית־חוֹר֛וֹן הַתַּחְתּ֖וֹן וְאֶת־הָעֶלְי֑וֹן וְאֵ֖ת אֻזֵּ֥ן שֶׁאֱרָֽה׃ ‬

Mentionné dans la Bible (1)

1 Chroniques 7:24

Personnages liés

Ephraim (the tribe of Ephraim/men as a group, not the patriarch himself)A powerful tribe in IsraelBeraSon of Asher