Encyclopedia entry
Shemer
(preserved), the owner of the hill on which the city of Samaria was built. (1 Kings 16:24) (B.C. 917.) [Samaria]
In the Bible
3
Verses where Shemer is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 6:46
the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,
- 1 Chronicles 7:34
The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
- 1 Kings 16:24
He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.
Scripture on Shemer
3
Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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