A name from Scripture
Shelah
SHEE-luh
Meaning
Request; Petition; Sent forth
Hebrew origin · Boy · First in Genesis
What it points to
Shelah — the withheld son — teaches that broken promises create broken situations. Judah's failure to honor his word to Tamar triggered a crisis, reminding us that delayed obedience is a form of disobedience.
Verses · King James Version
“Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown.”
Genesis 38:11
“And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son.”
Genesis 38:26