Descendant of Reuben
Shema
Named in 1 verse of 1 Chronicles, first in 1 Chronicles 5:8.
שֶׁ֫מַעShema
The name means “hearing; obeying.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Shema Written by AI
Shema is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 5:8 as a descendant of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel (or 'Jacob'). He is identified as the son of Joel and is listed in the genealogy of the Reubenites who lived in the region of Gilead.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Shema, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
Rumour. (1.) A Reubenite (1 Chr. 5:8).
(2.) A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:13).
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(3.) One who stood by Ezra when he read the law (Neh. 8:4).
(4.) A town in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:26); the same as Sheba (ver. 5).
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
- 1 Chronicles 5:8
and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.