Israelite who married a foreign woman
Shemariah
Named in 1 verse of Ezra, first in Ezra 10:41.
שְׁמַרְיָ֫הוּShemariah
The name means “God is my guard.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Shemariah Written by AI
Shemariah is mentioned in Ezra 10:41 as another Israelite who had married a foreign woman during the Babylonian exile. This verse is part of a list of men who had taken foreign wives, which was a significant issue addressed by Ezra after the return of the exiles to Jerusalem. Ezra called for the people to separate themselves from their foreign wives and children to preserve the identity and religious purity of the Jewish community. Shemariah, like the other men on this list, agreed to put away his foreign wife in compliance with Ezra's instruction.
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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 10:41
Azarel, Shelemiah, 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.