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Shuah is the name of one of four minor Biblical figures. It is sometimes used as the name of a fifth. Their names are different in Hebrew language, but they were all transliterated as "Shuah" in the King James Version.
Shuah in Greek is Σωυε, transliterated Soie.From the Septuagint and Brenton [3] Josephus gave his name as Σοῦος (Sous in William Whiston's translation).Josephus, Flavius, Antiquities, 1.15.1 Greek Whiston
Josephus writes of the brothers that "Abraham contrived to settle them in colonies; and they took possession of Troglodytis,In this case the word is applied to the cave dwelling peoples of the Rift Valley and the country of Arabia Felix, as far as it reaches to the Red Sea." But unlike his brothers, Shuah seems to have turned northward and travelled into northern Mesopotamia, in what is now the northern region of modern-day Syria. As evidenced by cuneiform texts, the land seems to have been named after him, being known as the land of Sûchu which lies to the south of ancient Hittites capital of Carchemish on the Euphrates river. Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, Review and Herald Publishing Association (Washington, D.C., USA), 1953, p.367
The Bible also records that Job's friend Bildad was a Shuhite.;
The Targum translates "Canaanite man" as "merchant", and Rashi refers to this. In the Talmud, Pesachim 50a, there is a discussion explaining this translation.
In the King James Version, Genesis 38:2 reads "And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah ..." This is ambiguous as to who is named Shuah, the Canaanite or his daughter.The Hebrew says " his name", and Genesis 38:12 refers to the death of Shuah's daughter. This has led some to say that Shuah was Judah's wife.
Shuah in Greek is Σαυα, transliterated Sava.From the Septuagint and Brenton [8]. The Septuagint is explicit that Sava is the daughter of the Canaanite man and the wife of Judah.
The reference to Judah's wife in Genesis 38:12 refers to her as the "daughter of Shuah", or "bat-Shuah" in Hebrew. This has led some to take Bat-Shuah (and variants) as her actual name. A tradition says her name was Aliyath. Chapter 45:4,29 Bat-Shuah is also an alternative name for Bathsheba, wife of Judah's descendant, King David.
Shuah in Greek is ᾿Ασχὰ, transliterated Ascha.From the Septuagint and Brenton [11]. The Septuagint states that Chaleb is Ascha's father.
Shuah in Greek is Σωλὰ, transliterated Sola.From the Septuagint and Brenton [13].
Genesis 38
Shuah or Shua (, "opulence" Brown-Driver-Briggs or "cry for help" Strong's Concordance) was a certain , whose unnamed daughter marries Judah. He was thereby also the grandfather of Er, Onan, Shelah.
1 Chronicles 4
Shuah or Shuhah () is a descendant of Judah. No gender or father is named, just a brother Chelub and his descendants. Gersonides in his commentaryMikraot Gedolot says that Shuhah is the same as Hushah (חוּשָׁה) listed earlier in the genealogy. Nave says Shuhah is "probably the same" as Hushah. Nave's Topical Index
1 Chronicles 7
Shuah or Shua (, "wealth" Strong's Concordance) was a great-granddaughter of Asher. She was the daughter of Heber, who was a son of Beriah, a son of Asher. Her brothers were Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham.
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