Bible Person
Meaning: that hears or obeys the Lord · Male · 3 cross references
This Shemaiah entry refers to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, the false prophet who opposes Jeremiah from within the exilic crisis, not to the many other men of the same name. He is a voice of resistance against the true prophetic word. First appears in Jer 29:24.1
Name meaning
that hears or obeys the Lord
Identity
male
First appears
Jer 29:24
AI summary: This Shemaiah matters because the cross references place him in direct conflict with Jeremiah's message to the exiles. By pushing for a reassuring but false spiritual posture, he embodies the kind of religious opposition that deepens judgment rather than leading to repentance. Taken together, the material presents this Shemaiah as a false prophetic figure whose defiance highlights the cost of rejecting God's authentic word.1
Central Figure
Shemaiah
Meaning: that hears or obeys the Lord
A false prophet who opposed Jeremiah (Jer.
Name meaning
that hears or obeys the Lord
Identity
male
A false prophet who opposed Jeremiah (Jer. 29:24-32). 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person 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.