Levite who repaired part of Jerusalem's wall
Shelemiah
Named in 1 verse of Nehemiah, first in Nehemiah 3:30.
שֶׁלֶמְיָהוּShelemiah
The name means “God is my perfection; my happiness; my peace.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
- Children
- Hananiah
About Shelemiah Written by AI
Shelemiah was a Levite who participated in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem under Nehemiah's leadership. According to Nehemiah 3:30, he repaired a second section of the wall, but the exact location is not specified. His work was part of the collective effort to restore Jerusalem's defenses after the Babylonian exile.
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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
- Nehemiah 3:30
Next to him, Hananiah son of Shelemiah, as well as Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. Next to them, Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs opposite his own quarters.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.