Sheerah, Ephraim's Daughter
[23] "Afterward Ephraim slept with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim named him Beriah because of the tragedy his family had suffered. [24] He had a daughter named Sheerah. She built the towns of Lower and Upper Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah." 1 Ch.7.23-24 -NLT. Can we talk about the big elephant in the room? Yes. Please read the above scripture and notice Sheerah, Ephraim's daughter. Context: Ephraim's two sons had gone to steal livestock and were killed in the process. Ephraim grieved so much for them. Then he had another son afterwards. But it was Sheerah, his daughter who built thriving towns when in that culture then, women were just seen and not heard from. Now, let's talk about today? The big elephant in the room is this false notion and narrative among the Africans/other cultures and especially the Igbos that you must have boys/males to belong; and if you only have girls as children, you haven't arrived. Let's l...