Bible Person

Shemaiah

Meaning: that hears or obeys the Lord · Male · 1 cross reference

This Shemaiah entry refers to the guard or gate-linked repair leader in Nehemiah 3:29, not to the Simeonite ancestor, Levitical scribe, teaching Levite, or false prophet elsewhere. He belongs to the practical rebuilding effort in restored Jerusalem. First appears in Neh 3:29.1

AI summary: This Shemaiah matters because his single cross reference places him within the detailed, section-by-section labor of restoring Jerusalem's wall. The entry helps show that rebuilding required repeated local commitment across many families and work groups. Taken together, the material presents this Shemaiah as a repair leader in Jerusalem's restoration.1

Central Figure

Shemaiah

Meaning: that hears or obeys the Lord

Neh.