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Shual

Hebrew: שׁוּעָל —transliteration: Shuw'al —meaning: fox

This is the name of a place and a man.

1. Shual, a district in the tribe of Benjamin (1 Samuel 13:17)

   It is possibly the same as Shalim (9:4), in the neighborhood of Shaalabbin (Joshua 19:42).

2. Shual, a son of Zophah—a descendant of Israel’s son Asher

   He is mentioned in the book of Chronicles.

   The sons of Zophah were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, and Imrah, Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera. —1 Chronicles 7:36-37

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