Shema

Passages on this topic

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), a historical reference index. The groupings are Nave’s; the verses are shown in the text used across this site.

1. A city of the tribe of Judah

• Joshua 15:26 Amam, Shema, Moladah,

2. A son of Hebron

• 1 Chronicles 2:43–44 The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. Shema was the father of Raham the father of Jorkeam, and Rekem was the father of Shammai.

3. Son of Joel

• 1 Chronicles 5:8 and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.

Called SHEMAIAH

• 1 Chronicles 5:4 The descendants of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

4. A Benjamite

• 1 Chronicles 8:13 and Beriah and Shema (who were the heads of families living in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath).

5. A man who stood at the right hand of Ezra when he read the law to the people

• Nehemiah 8:4 Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform built for this occasion. At his right side stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, and at his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.