Suf

Ephraim's ancestor

Aussi appelé : Zuph, Zoph, Tsuf, Zofai, Zuf

Les patriarchesPatriarch?

Suf (also known as Sutela/Sjutelah) was a descendant of Ephraim and an ancestor in the tribe of Ephraim. He is mentioned in the genealogies in 1 Chronicles and is known as a forefather in the lineage that led to Joshua, son of Nun. His significance lies primarily in his place in Ephraim's family tree.

Famille

PèreEphraim (Joseph's son)EnfantBered

Événements clés

Mentioned in Ephraim's family tree

Suf is mentioned as a son of Ephraim in the genealogical register of the tribe of Ephraim, as part of the important tribal line.

1 Ch 7:20 Voir dans le contexte →

20The descendants of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,

וּבְנֵ֥י אֶפְרַ֖יִם שׁוּתָ֑לַח וּבֶ֤רֶד בְּנוֹ֙ וְתַ֣חַת בְּנ֔וֹ וְאֶלְעָדָ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ וְתַ֥חַת בְּנֽוֹ׃ ‬

The lineage from Ephraim

Suf is placed in the genealogical line from Ephraim, Joseph's son, who was one of the twelve patriarchs of Israel.

Nb 26:35 Voir dans le contexte →

35These were the sons of Ephraim by their clans: from Shuthelah, the Shuthelahite clan; from Becher, the Becherite clan; from Tahan, the Tahanite clan.

אֵ֣לֶּה בְנֵי־אֶפְרַיִם֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לְשׁוּתֶ֗לַח מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙ הַשֻּׁ֣תַלְחִ֔י לְבֶ֕כֶר מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַבַּכְרִ֑י לְתַ֕חַן מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽתַּחֲנִֽי׃ ‬

Nb 26:36 Voir dans le contexte →

36And these were the sons of Shuthelah: from Eran, the Eranite clan.

וְאֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י שׁוּתָ֑לַח לְעֵרָ֕ן מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָעֵרָנִֽי׃ ‬

Connection to Joshua

Through Suf's lineage, several generations descend that eventually lead to Nun and his son Joshua, Israel's leader after Moses.

1 Ch 7:25 Voir dans le contexte →

25Rephah was his son, and Resheph; Telah his son, Tahan his son,

וְרֶ֣פַח בְּנ֗וֹ וְרֶ֧שֶׁף וְתֶ֛לַח בְּנ֖וֹ וְתַ֥חַן בְּנֽוֹ׃ ‬

1 Ch 7:26 Voir dans le contexte →

26Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,

לַעְדָּ֥ן בְּנ֛וֹ עַמִּיה֥וּד בְּנ֖וֹ אֱלִישָׁמָ֥ע בְּנֽוֹ׃ ‬

1 Ch 7:27 Voir dans le contexte →

27Nun his son, Joshua his son.

נ֥וֹן בְּנ֖וֹ יְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַ בְּנֽוֹ׃ ‬

Ephraim's grief over his sons

In 1 Chronicles, the story is told of Ephraim's sons and the tragedy that befell some of them when they were killed by men from Gath, linking Suf to this family history.

1 Ch 7:20 Voir dans le contexte →

20The descendants of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,

וּבְנֵ֥י אֶפְרַ֖יִם שׁוּתָ֑לַח וּבֶ֤רֶד בְּנוֹ֙ וְתַ֣חַת בְּנ֔וֹ וְאֶלְעָדָ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ וְתַ֥חַת בְּנֽוֹ׃ ‬

1 Ch 7:21 Voir 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 7:22 Voir 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׃ ‬

Recorded in the Numbers census

Suf's descendants, the Shuthelahites, were registered as a clan during the census on the plains of Moab in the Book of Numbers.