Bible Person

Shemer

Meaning: guardian; thorn · Male · 1 cross reference

Shemer is the owner of the hill bought by Omri in 1 Kings 16:24. He belongs to the local historical setting behind the founding of Samaria. First appears in 1 Kgs 16:24.1

AI summary: Shemer matters because his single cross reference preserves the remembered source of the site-name Samaria. The entry helps connect royal urban development to an ordinary land transaction with a named individual. Taken together, the material presents Shemer as the landowner behind the site of Samaria.1

Central Figure

Shemer

Meaning: guardian; thorn