Bible Figure

Sherah

Female • Old Testament
biblical character; appears only in 1 Chron 7:24, where she builds the three cities of Lower and Upper Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah
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Sherah was a daughter or descendant of Ephraim credited with building Lower and Upper Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah.
Sherah

Biography

First Chronicles 7:24 uniquely names Sherah within Ephraim's genealogy and states that she built Lower and Upper Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah. Scripture supplies no further biography.

Biblical Significance

Sherah is notable as one of the relatively few biblical women explicitly associated with founding or building settlements.