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The Nehelamite
the designation of a man named Shemaiah, a false prophet, who went with the captivity to Babylon. (Jeremiah 29:24,31,32) The name is no doubt formed from that either of Shemaiah’s native place or the progenitor of his family which of the two is uncertain.
Scripture on The Nehelamite
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Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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