Shelemiah
שֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ · she.lem.yah · H8018J“God is my perfection; my happiness; my peace” Hitchcock's 18691 mention, all in Nehemiah
Who he was
Shelemiah was a priest during the time of Nehemiah. In Nehemiah 13:13, he is mentioned as one of the four men appointed by Nehemiah to be in charge of the storehouses for the tithes, offerings, and dedicated things brought to the temple. Nehemiah chose Shelemiah and the others because they were considered trustworthy. Their role was to ensure the proper distribution of resources among the priests and Levites.
Article: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0
Every mention
1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
Nehemiah 1 mention
What the dictionary says
Whom Jehovah repays.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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- STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain