Bible Person

Shema

Meaning: hearing; obeying · Male · 1 cross reference

This Shema entry refers to the man standing beside Ezra in Nehemiah 8:4, not to the Benjaminite family figure or the Reubenite ancestor. He belongs to the public setting in which the law is read to the restored community. First appears in Neh 8:4.1

AI summary: This Shema matters because his single cross reference places him visibly beside Ezra during the reading of the law. The entry helps show that covenant renewal after exile was a public act supported by named witnesses and leaders. Taken together, the material presents this Shema as a supporting figure in the public reading of Scripture.1

Central Figure

Shema

Meaning: hearing; obeying

One who stood by Ezra when he read the law (Neh.