Shemaiah in Biblical History

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Who is Shemaiah?
SHEMAI'AH
(Jehovah hears). 1. A prophet in the time of Rehoboam, and a chronicler of his reign. 1 Kgs 12:22; 2 Chr 11:2; 2 Chr 12:5, 2 Chr 12:15. 2. A descendant of Zerubbabel. 1 Chr 3:22. 3. A Simeonite. 1 Chr 4:37. 4. A Reubenite. 1 Chr 5:4. 5., 6., 7., 8., 9., 10., 11. Levites. 1 Chr 9:14; cf. Neh 11:15; 1 Chr 9:16; 1 Chr 15:8, 1 Chr 15:11; 1 Chr 24:6; 2 Chr 17:8; 2 Chr 29:14; 2 Chr 31:15; 2 Chr 35:9. 1. The eldest son of Obed-edom. 1 Chr 26:4, 1 Chr 26:6-7. 2. A messenger of Ezra's. Ezr 8:13, Ex 17:16. 3. 1. A priest and another who had foreign wives. Ezr 10:21, 1 Chr 24:31. 4. A traitor. Neh 6:10. 5. A priest who sealed the covenant. Neh 10:8; Gen 12:6, Prov 12:18, John 12:35. 6. One of the princes of Judah. Neh 12:34. 7. One of the choir at the dedication of the wall. Neh 12:36. 8. A priest. Neh 12:42. 9. The father of a prophet in the time of Jeremiah. Jer 26:20. 10. A false prophet of Jeremiah's time. Jer 29:24, Jer 29:31-32. 11. The father of a prince in Jehoiakin's reign. Jer 36:20.

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