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Shema
Rumour. (1.) A Reubenite (1 Chr 5:8).
(2.) A Benjamite (1 Chr 8:13).
(3.) One who stood by Ezra when he read the law (Neh 8:4).
(4.) A town in the south of Judah (Josh 15:26); the same as Sheba (ver. 5).
Named in the Bible
6 verses
- Joshua 15:26 Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,
- 1 Chronicles 2:43 And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
- 1 Chronicles 2:44 And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.
- 1 Chronicles 5:8 And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baalmeon:
- 1 Chronicles 8:13 Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:
- Nehemiah 8:4 And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
