Overview
Salah (also spelled Shelah) was the son of Arphaxad and father of Eber, appearing in the genealogical records of Genesis and 1 Chronicles. He lived during the early centuries after the Flood, representing an important link in the direct line from Noah through Shem to Abraham. His descendants would inherit God's covenant promises.
Key Scriptures
"Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and fathered Salah" (Genesis 11:12, ESV). "When Salah had lived thirty years, he fathered Eber" (Genesis 11:14, ESV). "Salah lived 403 years after he fathered Eber, and had other sons and daughters" (Genesis 11:15, ESV).
Application
Salah's life reminds us that every person in God's redemptive history, known or unknown to us, served a divine purpose in bringing Christ into the world.