Shemaiah Summary
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Shemaiah, a priest who was among those who had married foreign women during the exile.
son of Harim who had married a foreign wife (EZR 10:21)
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that hears or obeys the Lord
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· Also called · H8098 none · EZR 10:21 y-h-v-h hears
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shəmaəyah · H8098 · EZR 10:21 y-h-v-h hears
- he שְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ · H8098P
- el Σαμαιαν Samaian · none · EZR 10:21
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Shemaiah Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Shemaiah was a priest who lived during the time of Ezra and had married a foreign woman. In Ezr 10:21, he is listed among the descendants of Harim who had taken foreign wives. This was part of a larger issue facing the Jewish community after their return from Babylonian exile, as many had intermarried with the surrounding peoples. Ezra called for the people to separate themselves from their foreign wives and children to maintain the purity and integrity of the Jewish faith. Shemaiah, along with the other priests and Levites who had married foreign women, agreed to put away their wives and offer a ram as a guilt offering for their transgression.
Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Shemaiah_15) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Shemaiah@Ezr.10.21) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, shemaiah_2634)