Shimeah
שִׁמְאָה · shim.ah · H8039שִׁמְאָם · shim.am · H8043“Shimeath, that hears, or obeys; perdition” Hitchcock's 18692 mentions, all in 1 Chronicles
Who he was
Shimeah, also known as Shimeam, was a descendant of Benjamin mentioned in the genealogies found in 1 Chronicles 8:32 and 1 Chronicles 9:38. He was the son of Mikloth and the nephew of Ner, who was the father of Kish and grandfather of King Saul. The genealogies in these passages trace the ancestry and descendants of Saul, indicating that Shimeah was part of the royal family of Israel from the tribe of Benjamin.
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Family
FatherMikloth
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Every mention
2 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
1 Chronicles 2 mentions
1 Chronicles 8:32and Mikloth, who became the father of Shimeah. They also lived with their families in Jerusalem, near their relatives.1 Chronicles 9:38Mikloth became the father of Shimeam. They also lived with their relatives in Jerusalem, near their relatives.
What the dictionary says
(1.) One of David’s brothers (2 Sam. 13:3); same as Shimea (4).
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain