Topic
Nehelamite
3 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Jeremiah 29:24Easton
¶ Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,
- Jeremiah 29:31Easton
Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie:
- Jeremiah 29:32Easton
Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell among this people; neither shall he behold the good that I will do for my people, saith the LORD; because he hath taught rebellion…
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 3 references
The name given to a false prophet Shemaiah, who went with the captives to Babylon (Jer. 29:24, 31, 32). The origin of the name is unknown. It is rendered in the marg, “dreamer.”
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.