Israelite who married a foreign woman
Shemariah
Named in 1 verse of Ezra, first in Ezra 10:32.
שְׁמַרְיָ֫הוּShemariah
The name means “God is my guard.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Shemariah Written by AI
Shemariah is mentioned in Ezra 10:32 as one of the Israelites who had married foreign women during the Babylonian exile. This was part of a larger issue facing the Jewish community after their return to Jerusalem, as many had intermarried with the surrounding peoples. Ezra, a priest and scribe, called for the people to separate themselves from their foreign wives and children to maintain the purity and integrity of the Jewish faith. Shemariah, along with the other Israelites who had married foreign women, agreed to put away their wives in obedience to Ezra's directive.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Shemariah, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
Whom Jehovah guards. (1.) One who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:5).
(2.) Ezra 10:32, 41.
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 10:32
Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.