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shē´lef ( שׁלף , shāleph , in pause; Septuagint Σάλεφ , Sáleph ): Son of Joktan ( Genesis 10:26; 1 Chronicles 1:20 ). Sheleph is the name of a Yemenite tribe or district, named on Sabean inscriptions and also by Arabian geographers, located in Southern Arabia.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Sheleph'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​s/sheleph.html. 1915.
 
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