Shema

שֶׁ֫מַע · she.ma · H8087I“hearing; obeying” Hitchcock's 18691 mention, all in 1 Chronicles

Who he was

Shema is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 8:13 as one of the sons of Elpaal, who was a descendant of Benjamin. He is listed along with his brother Beriah as the heads of the fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon. Shema and Beriah drove out the inhabitants of Gath, but no additional details are given about this event or Shema's life.

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Family

FatherElpaalSiblingsEber, Misham, Shemed, Beriah, Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, Ishmerai, Izliah, Jobab

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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 8:13and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath;

What the dictionary says

Rumour.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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Sources

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