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Shema

שֶׁ֫מַע · she.ma · H8087H“hearing; obeying” Hitchcock's 18691 mention, all in 1 Chronicles

Who he was

Shema is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 5:8 as a descendant of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel (or 'Jacob'). He is identified as the son of Joel and is listed in the genealogy of the Reubenites who lived in the region of Gilead.

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Family

FatherJoelChildrenAzaz
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Every mention

1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

1 Chronicles 1 mention

1 Chronicles 5:8and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who lived in Aroer, even to Nebo and Baal Meon;

What the dictionary says

Rumour.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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