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Shemaiah is a Hebrew name meaning "whom God heard". In the Hebrew Bible / Christian Old Testament the name relates to several people: #A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:22-24). #Neh. 3:29. #A Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:37). #A priest (Neh. 12:42). #A Levite (1 Chr. 9:16). #1 Chr. 9:14; Neh. 11:15. #A Levite in the time of David, who with 200 of his brethren took part in the bringing up of the ark from Obed-edom to Hebron (1 Chr. 15:8). #A Levite (1 Chr. 24:6). #The eldest son of Obed-edom (1 Chr. 26:4-8). #A Levite (2 Chr. 29:14). #A false prophet who hindered the rebuilding of Jerusalem (Neh. 6:10). #A prince of Judah who assisted at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem (Neh. 12:34-36). #A false prophet who opposed Jeremiah (Jer. 29:24-32). #One of the Levites whom Jehoshaphat appointed to teach the law (2 Chr. 17:8). #A Levite appointed to "distribute the oblations of the Lord" (2 Chr. 31:15). #A Levite (2 Chr. 35:9). #The father of Urijah the prophet (Jer. 26:20). #The father of a prince in the reign of Jehoiakim (Jer. 36:12). #A rabbinic sage who was leader of the Pharisee's in 1st century BC. See Sh'maya (Mishnah) WRITTEN WORKS The second book of Chronicles refers to a "Book of the Prophet Shemaiah". No existing work has been identified with this title (See Non-canonical Books Referenced In The Bible ). |
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