Bible Person

Shelemiah

Meaning: God is my perfection; my happiness; my peace · Male · 1 cross reference

This Shelemiah entry refers to one of the men named in Ezra 10:41, not to the fathers and officials of the same name elsewhere. He belongs to the restored community's difficult process of covenant correction after exile. First appears in Ezra 10:41.1

AI summary: This Shelemiah matters because his single cross reference places him among those publicly identified in Ezra's response to unlawful marriages. The entry shows how specific and personal covenant renewal became in the restored community. Taken together, the material presents this Shelemiah as one of the individuals included in post-exilic reform.1

Central Figure

Shelemiah

Meaning: God is my perfection; my happiness; my peace