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•The same as Meshelemiah and Shallum, 8. (1 Chronicles 26:14)
•Another of the sons of Bani in the time of Ezra. (Ezra 10:41)
•Ancestor of Jehudi in the time of Jehoiakim. (Jeremiah 36:14)
•Son of Abdeel; one of those who received the orders of Jehoiakim to take Baruch and Jeremiah.
(Jeremiah 36:26) (B.C. 604.)
Sheleph
(a drawing forth), the second in order of the sons of Joktan. (Genesis 10:26; 1 Chronicles 1:20)
Shelesh
(might), son of Helem. (1 Chronicles 7:35)
Shelomi
(peaceful), an Asherite, father of Ahihud. (Numbers 34:27) (B.C. before 1450.)
Shelomith
(peaceful).
•The daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan. (Leviticus 24:11)
•The daughter of Zerubbabel. (1 Chronicles 3:19) (B.C. after 536.)
•Chief of the Izharites. (1 Chronicles 23:18)
•A descendant of Eliezer the son of Moses, in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 26:25,26,28) (B.C.
1013.)
•A Gershonite. (1 Chronicles 23:9)
•One whose sons returned from Babylon with Ezra. (Ezra 8:10)
Shelomoth
the same as Shelomith, 3. (1 Chronicles 24:22)
Shelumiel
(friend of God), the son of Zurishaddai, and prince of the tribe of Simeon at the time of the
exodus. (Numbers 1:6; 2:12; 7:36,41; 10:19) (B.C. 1431.)
Shem
(name), the eldest son of Noah. (Genesis 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, (Genesis 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 blessing. (Genesis 9:25-27) He died
at the age of 630 years. The portion of the earth occupied by the descendants of Shem, (Genesis
10:21,31) begins at its northwestern extremity with Lydia, and includes Syria (Aram), Chaldaea
(Arphaxad), parts Of Assyria (Asshur), of Persia (Elam), and of the Arabian peninsula (Joktan).
Modern scholars have given the name of Shemitic or Semitic to the languages spoken by his real
or supposed descendants. [Hebrew Language]
Shema
•A
Reubenite, ancestor of Bela. (1 Chronicles 5:8) (B.C. before 1090.)
•Son of Elpaal. (1 Chronicles 8:13) Probably the same as Shimhi. (B.C. after 1450.)
•One of those who stood at Ezra’s right hand when he read the law to the people. (Nehemiah 8:4)
(B.C. 458.)
•(Joshua 15:26) [Sheba]
Shemaah
(the rumor), a Benjamite of Gibeah, and father of Ahiezer and Joash. (1 Chronicles 12:3) (B.C.
before 1054.)
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