Bible Person
Meaning: that hears or obeys the Lord · Male · 1 cross reference
This Shemaiah entry refers to one of the capable men named in Ezra 8:16, not to the Simeonite ancestor, the Levitical scribe, or the false prophet elsewhere. He belongs to the practical preparation behind the return from exile. First appears in Ezra 8:16.1
AI summary: This Shemaiah matters because his single cross reference places him among those Ezra sends when seeking suitable ministers for the journey. The entry helps show that restoration required discernment, organization, and practical initiative as well as devotion. Taken together, the material presents this Shemaiah as a helper in preparing the return mission.1
Central Figure
Shemaiah
Meaning: that hears or obeys the Lord
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| Ezra |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
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.