Israelite who married a foreign wife
Shelemiah
Named in 1 verse of Ezra, first in Ezra 10:39.
שֶׁלֶמְיָהוּShelemiah
The name means “God is my perfection; my happiness; my peace.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Shelemiah Written by AI
Shelemiah is mentioned in Ezra 10:39 as one of the Israelites who had married foreign women during the time of Ezra. After the return from Babylonian exile, Ezra led a reform to purify the community and separate from foreign influences. As part of this reform, the Israelites who had married foreign wives were required to send them away. Shelemiah was among those who agreed to do so, but no further details are given about his life or family.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Shelemiah, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
Whom Jehovah repays. (1.) Ezra 10:39.
(2.) The father of Hananiah (Neh. 3:30).
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(3.) A priest in the time of Nehemiah (13:13).
(4.) Father of one of those who accused Jeremiah to Zedekiah (Jer. 37:3; 38:1).
(5.) Father of a captain of the ward (Jer. 37:13).
(6.) Jer. 36:14.
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- Ezra 10:39
Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.