SHEMAIAH

shĕmˌāīˈə, in the Bible. 1 Prophet at the time of Rehoboam. 2 False prophet during the Captivity. 3 False prophet hired to discredit Nehemiah. 4 Descendant of Zerubbabel. 5 Scribe. 6 Korahite. 7 Levite in the time of Jehoshaphat. 8,9 Levites in the time of Hezekiah. 10,11 Chief Levites. 12,13 Chief men in the Exile. 14,15,16,17 Men present at the dedication of the wall. 18 Father of Urijah2.19 Father of Delaiah4.20 Merarite Levite. 21 A sealer of the Covenant. 22 Same as Shammua3.23,24 Men who had foreign wives. 25 Repairer of the wall. 26 Simeonite.

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books on: Shemaiah  - 150 results

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Who's Who in the Old Testament: Together with the Apocrypha
Book by Joan Comay; Routledge, 1995
Subjects: Bible--O.T--Apocrypha--Biography, Bible--O.T--Biography
...revolt and restore the united kingdom, Shemaiah warned him against it, calling upon...cities and was marching on Jerusalem, Shemaiah again came to Rehoboam and told him that...tributary of Egypt. It is recorded that Shemaiah together with Iddo wrote an account of...
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Jeremiah: Being the Baird Lecture for 1922
Book by George Smith Adam; George H. Doran Company, 1923
Subjects: Bible--O.T--Jeremiah--Criticism, Interpretation, Etc, Jeremiah--(Biblical Prophet)
...say 31 ing: Thus saith the Lord concerning Shemaiah the Nehemalite, Because Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, although I did not...saith the Lord, Behold I am about to visit upon Shemaiah and upon his seed; there shall not be a man...
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The Sermons, Epistles and Apocalypses of Israel's Prophets: From the Beginning of the Assyrian Period to the End of the Maccabean Struggle
Book by Charles Foster Kent; C. Scribners Sons, 1910
Subjects: Jews--History
...Jehovah. Fate of the immoral prophets 24 And to Shemaiah the Nehelamite thou shalt also speak, y because...exiles saying, Thus saith Jehovah concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: "Because Shemaiah hath prophesied to you, although I have not...
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The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: Revised Standard Version
Book by Not Cited; Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1952
Subjects: Bible--English--Revised English--1952
...and I am witness, says the LORD." 24 To Shemaiah of Nehelam you shall say: 25 "Thus says the...exiles, saying, Thus says the LORD concerning Shemaiah of Nehelam: Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you when I did not send him...
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I & II Kings: A Commentary
Book by John Gray; Westminster Press, 1963
Subjects: Bible--O.T--Kings--Commentaries
...according to the word of Yahweh. 22. Shemaiah the man of God, i.e. the prophet...Joel this may well be historical. Shemaiah seems to have been a Judaean prophet...Greek supplement in I K. 12.240 that Shemaiah and not Ahijah figured with Jeroboam...
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journal articles on: Shemaiah  - 7 results

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Who Constitutes Society? Yehud's Self-understanding in the Late Persian Era as Reflected in the Books of Chronicles
Journal article by Louis Jonker; Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. 127, 2008
Subjects: Books, Constellations, Cultural identity, Mosques & temples, Narratives, Political power, Society, Speech, Studies
...of Yahweh" is mentioned as coming to Shemaiah the prophet- Yahweh/God is not direcdy...a reaction to the prophetic rebuke of Shemaiah (12:6). It is clear that the expression...Hezekiah, and Josiah), by a prophet (Shemaiah addressing the princes of Judah in Rehoboams...
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Yalqut Shim̔oni and the Medieval Midrashic Anthology
Journal article by Jacob Elbaum; Prooftexts, Vol. 17, 1997
Subjects: Bible--O.T, Hebrew Literature, Jewish Literature, Yiddish Literature
...and not only in traditional Yemenite usage (see n. 27 below). The scribe of R. Shemaiah Hashoshanis commentary called it "the midrash founded by Rabbi Shemaiah"; see also R. I. Aboab, Menorat hama or (Mosad Harav Kook edition), p. 21...
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From Lists to History: Chronological Aspects of the Chronicler's Genealogies
Journal article by Yigal Levin; Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. 123, 2004
Subjects: Exegesis & hermeneutics, Genealogy, Sacred texts
...to five generations, seem to have no connection to the previous tribal list, although Sara Japhet does suggest identifying Shemaiah, the forebear of Ziza, the last of the leaders mentioned, with Shimei, the last of the line in v. 27, thus forming a...
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Jeremiah as a Messenger of Hope in Crisis
Journal article by Louis J. Stulman; Interpretation, Vol. 62, 2008
Subjects: Biological & chemical terrorism, Community, Military occupations, Violence
...survive and eventually flourish (e.g., 21:1-10; 29:4-10).16 Although his opponents, including Hananiah and Shemaiah, conclude otherwise and so appear to be harbingers of hope, their patriotic fervor only strengthens the grip of despair...
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The Function of the Chronicler's Temple Despoliation Notices in Light of Imperial Realities in Yehud
Journal article by Paul S. Evans; Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. 129, 2010
Subjects: Books, Kings, Nonfiction, Treasuries
...Yehud, perhaps Chrs reworking of earlier narratives subtly nuances this pro-Persian stance. In 2 Chr 12:8 the prophet Shemaiah explains the reality of foreign invasion as "that they may know the difference between serving me and serving the kingdoms...
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newspaper articles on: Shemaiah  - 1 result

 
 
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{Bells Chime for Mackay Couples} {Vows Will Be Exchanged at Mackay and Airlie Today}
Newspaper article; The Daily Mercury (Mackay, Australia), April 10, 2010
...Denzill Parter and the brides brother, Stewart Dorante. The couples son, Kayden Parter, will be page boy and their niece, Shemaiah Meredith, will be flower girl. Family will travel from as far north as Thursday Island and as far south as Canberra to share...


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encyclopedia articles on: Shemaiah  - 3 results

 
 
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Shemaiah
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SHEMAIAH shem ai , in the Bible. 1 Prophet at the time of Rehoboam. 2 False prophet during the Captivity. 3 False prophet hired to discredit...
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Shammua
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...in the Bible. 1 Son of David and Bath-sheba. 2 Reubenite spy. Num. 13.4. 3 Father of Abda 2. An alternate form is Shemaiah. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University...
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Delaiah
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DELAIAH delai , in the Bible. 1 Chief priest. 2 Father of Shemaiah 3, 4 Prince of Jehoiakim. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.


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