Bible Person

Shema

Meaning: hearing; obeying · Male · 2 cross references

Shema is a Judahite son of Hebron and father of Raham in Chronicles. He belongs to the clan history through which Judah's internal branches are preserved. First appears in 1 Chr 2:43.1

AI summary: Shema matters because his cross references place him in a compact family sequence that helps define one branch of Judah's genealogical memory. Though he has no separate narrative role, the entry contributes to the continuity and texture of the tribe's recorded descent. Taken together, the material presents Shema as a Judahite family figure within a remembered clan line.1