People of the Bible › Shemaiah
Shemaiah שְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ
Returned priest. Shemaiah, a priest who sealed the covenant during Nehemiah's time and participated in the dedication of the wall.
Where Shemaiah appears
Nehemiah (4)
Key verses
- Nehemiah 10:8 first mention — Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.
- Nehemiah 12:6 — Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
- Nehemiah 12:18 — Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
- Nehemiah 12:34 — Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Several people in the Bible share this name; this page is about the one described above. Verse text: King James Version.