Topic
Shema
7 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Joshua 15:26Easton · Smith · Nave 1. A city of the tribe of Judah
Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,
- 1 Chronicles 5:8Easton · Smith · Nave
And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon:
- 1 Chronicles 8:13Easton · Smith · Nave 4. A Benjamite
Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:
- Nehemiah 8:4Easton · Smith · Nave 5. A man who stood at the right hand of Ezra when he read the law to the people
And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and…
- 1 Chronicles 2:43Nave 2. A son of Hebron
And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
- 1 Chronicles 2:44Nave 2. A son of Hebron
And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.
- 1 Chronicles 5:4Nave 3. Son of Joel — Called SHEMAIAH
The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 5 references
Rumour. (1.) A Reubenite (1 Chr. 5:8).
(2.) A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:13).
(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).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 4 references
- A Reubenite, ancestor of Bela. (1 Chronicles 5:8) (B.C. before 1090.)
- Son of Elpaal. (1 Chronicles 8:13) Probably the same as Shimhi. (B.C. after 1450.)
- One of those who stood at Ezra’s right hand when he read the law to the people. (Nehemiah 8:4) (B.C. 458.)
- (Joshua 15:26) [SHEBA]
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.