Old Testament
Shemariah
A name shared by a son of Rehoboam and a man who put away his foreign wife during the reforms of Ezra.
The name Shemariah identifies two distinct individuals in the Old Testament. The first was a son of King Rehoboam and Mahalath, mentioned in the royal genealogy of 2 Chronicles. The second was a descendant of Harim who was among those listed in Ezra 10 for taking foreign wives and subsequently separating from them during the post-exilic purification of Israel.
In the text
- Verses
- 3
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- 2 Chronicles 11:19
- Last appears
- Ezra 10:41
Where Shemariah appears
3 verses · 2 chaptersIn the same books
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- Cyrus18 versesThe Persian king whom God used to end the Babylonian exile and authorize the rebuilding of the Jerusalem temple.
- Jeshua18 versesA prominent high priest who led the first wave of Jewish exiles returning from Babylon to Jerusalem.
- Asahel17 versesA swift-footed warrior and brother of Joab who was killed by Abner during the civil war between Israel and Judah.
- Athaliah17 versesThe daughter of Ahab who seized the throne of Judah after murdering her royal descendants.
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