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Shem in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(name), the eldest son of Noah. Ge 5:32 He was 98 years old, married, and childless at the time of the flood. After it, he, with his father, brothers, sisters-in-law and wife, received the blessing of God, Ge 9:1 and entered into the covenant. With the help of his brother Japheth, he covered the nakedness of their father and received the first...

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Shelemiah in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

shel-e-mi'-a, she-lem'-ya (shelemyah; Codex Vaticanus Selemia, Codex Alexandrinus (Selemias): (1) One of the sons of Bani who married foreign wives in the time of Ezra (Ezr 10:39), called "Selemias" in 1 Esdras 9:34. (2) Father of Hananiah who restored part of the wall of Jerusalem (Neh 3:30) (Codex Vaticanus Telemia, ..., Telemias). (3) A pri...

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Shelomith in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(peaceful). 1. The daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan. Le 24:11 2. The daughter of Zerubbabel. 1Ch 3:19 (B.C. after 536.) 3. Chief of the Izharites. 1Ch 23:18 4. A descendant of Eliezer the son of Moses, in the reign of David. 1Ch 26:25,26,28 (B.C. 1013.) 5. A Gershonite. 1Ch 23:9 6. One whose sons returned from Babylon with Ezra. Ezr ...

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Shem in Easton's Bible Dictionary

a name; renown, the first mentioned of the sons of Noah (Gen. 5:32; 6:10). He was probably the eldest of Noah's sons. The words "brother of Japheth the elder" in Gen. 10:21 are more correctly rendered "the elder brother of Japheth," as in the Revised Version. Shem's name is generally mentioned first in the list of Noah's sons. He and his w...

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Shelemiah in Naves Topical Bible

-1. A porter of the tabernacle 1Ch 26:14 -2. Name of two descendants of Bani who put away (divorced) Gentile wives Ezr 10:39,41 -3. Father of Hananiah Ne 3:30 -4. A priest made treasurer by Nehemiah Ne 13:13 -5. Son of Cushi Jer 36:14 -6. Son of Abdeel, commanded to seize Jeremiah Jer 36:26 -7. Father of Jehucal Jer 37:3; 38:1 -8. Fa...

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Shelomith in Easton's Bible Dictionary

1. Married an Egyptian, a connection unfavourable for promotion of piety (2 Corinthians 6:14-15); their son was stoned for blasphemy (Leviticus 24:11). 2. 1 Chronicles 3:19. 3. 1 Chronicles 23:18; SHELOMOTH 1 Chronicles 24:22. 4. 1 Chronicles 26:25-26; 1 Chronicles 26:28. 5. Son of Shimei, a Gershonite (1 Chronicles 23:9). The Gershonite...

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Shelomoth in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

she-lo'-moth, shel'-o-moth, -moth (shelomoth): (1) An Izharite (1 Ch 24:22, Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus Salomoth; Lucian, Salomith = "Shelomith" of 1 Ch 23:18). (2) A Levite descended from Eliezer ben Moses (1 Ch 26:25, Qere shelomith; 1 Ch 26:28). (3) A Gershonite (1 Ch 23:9, Qere Shelomith; Codex Vaticanus Alotheim, Codex Alexandri...

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Shem in Hitchcock's Bible Names

name; renown...

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Shem in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Noah's oldest son, as the order implies (Genesis 5:32; Genesis 6:10; Genesis 7:13; Genesis 9:18; Genesis 10:1; 1 Chronicles 1:4). (See HAM.) Usually named first, but in Genesis 10:21 last, because from that point forward Scripture traces the history of his descendants. Translated "the elder brother of Japheth," as Arabic, Syriac, and Vulgate....

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Shelemiah in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(repaid by Jehovah). 1. One of the sons of Bani in the time of Ezra. Ezr 10:30 (B.C. 458.) 2. The father of Hananiah. Ne 3:30 3. A priest in the time of Nehemiah. Ne 13:13 4. The father of Jehueal, or Jucal, in the time of Zedekiah. Jer 37:3 5. The father of Irijah, the captain of the ward who arrested Jeremiah. Jer 37:13 (B.C. before 589.)...

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