Bible Figure
Shiloh
figure mentioned in Genesis 49:10 in Jacob's benediction to Judah: “the sceptre will not depart from Judah […] until Shiloh comes […]”; sometimes interpreted as a Messianic prophecy
Shiloh in Genesis 49:10 is a difficult word or title in Jacob's blessing of Judah, not an ordinary narrated biblical person.
Biography
Jacob's blessing says that the scepter will not depart from Judah until the coming associated with the Hebrew term traditionally rendered 'Shiloh.' The wording has been translated and interpreted in several ways. Christian interpreters have often understood the verse messianically, but Scripture does not provide a personal biography of someone named Shiloh in this passage.
Biblical Significance
This record belongs more naturally among messianic titles or prophetic concepts than among individual Bible figures.