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Shumathites

שֻׁמָתִי · shu.ma.ti · H81261 mention, all in 1 Chronicles

Who they were

The Shumathites are mentioned in 1 Chronicles 2:53 as one of the families from Kirjath-jearim, along with the Ithrites, Puthites, and Mishraites. These families are listed as descendants of Shobal, who was a son of Hur and a grandson of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:50). Kirjath-jearim was a city in Judah, known for being the place where the Ark of the Covenant was kept for a period before being brought to Jerusalem by King David (1 Samuel 7:1–2; 1 Chronicles 13:5–6).

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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 2:53The families of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.

What the dictionary says

shoo'-math-its (~shumathi]): One of the families of Kiriath-jearim (1Ch 2:53).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
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