Bible Location
Meaning: hearing; obeying · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Shema was a southern town in Judah, likely related to the Sheba tradition in the Negeb lists. It is important because it preserves another local name within the clustered geography of the far south. First appears in Josh 15:26.1
Place meaning
hearing; obeying
Coordinates
31.16, 35.06
First appears
Josh 15:26
AI summary: Shema matters because southern settlement traditions often survive under closely related forms. The place belongs to Judah's carefully preserved Negeb map.1
Place meaning
hearing; obeying
Latitude
31.16
Longitude
35.06
Bible references
1
A town in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:26); the same as Sheba (ver. 5). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
| Book | Cross-References |
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| Josh |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.