Bible Person

Shemariah

Meaning: God is my guard · Male · 1 cross reference

This Shemariah entry refers to one of the men named in Ezra 10:41, not to the Benjamite supporter in 1 Chronicles 12:5 or the man in Ezra 10:32. He belongs to the restored community's difficult process of covenant correction after exile. First appears in Ezra 10:41.1

AI summary: This Shemariah 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 Shemariah as one of the individuals included in post-exilic reform.1

Central Figure

Shemariah

Meaning: God is my guard