Bible Person
Meaning: the Almighty is my rock and strength · Male · 5 cross references
Zurishaddai is the father of Shelumiel, the Simeonite chief in the wilderness generation. His significance is carried through the repeated naming of his son in census, offering, and marching-order lists. First appears in Num 1:6.1
AI summary: Zurishaddai matters because the cross references preserve him as the paternal figure behind Simeon's formal representation in the camp. Though he does not act directly, his name accompanies Shelumiel wherever tribal leadership is recorded before the Lord. This grounds public order in remembered household identity. Taken together, the material presents Zurishaddai as the remembered father behind Simeon's wilderness leadership.1
Central Figure
Zurishaddai
Meaning: the Almighty is my rock and strength
Rock of the Almighty, the father of Shelumiel, who was chief of the tribe of Simeon when Israel was encamped at Sinai (Num.
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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.