Encyclopedia entry
Shema
Disambiguation
The source enumerates 4 distinct subjects under Shema. Jump to one below, or read in order.
Rumour.
Shema (1)
#A Reubenite (1 Chr. 5:8).
Shema (2)
#A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:13).
Shema (3)
#Shema (4)
#A town in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:26); the same as Sheba (ver. 5).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
A Reubenite, ancestor of Bela. (1 Chronicles 5:8) (B.C. before 1090.) Son of Elpaal. (1 Chronicles 8:13) Probably the same as Shimhi. (B.C. after 1450.) One of those who stood at Ezra’s right hand when he read the law to the people. (Nehemiah 8:4) (B.C. 458.) (Joshua 15:26) [Sheba]
In the Bible
6
Verses where Shema is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 2:43
The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
- 1 Chronicles 2:44
Shema was the father of Raham the father of Jorkeam, and Rekem was the father of Shammai.
- 1 Chronicles 5:8
and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.
- 1 Chronicles 8:13
and Beriah and Shema (who were the heads of families living in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath).
- Joshua 15:26
Amam, Shema, Moladah,
- Nehemiah 8:4
Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform built for this occasion. At his right side stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, and at his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
Scripture on Shema
5
Voices on Shema
6
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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