Bible Person

Shimei

Meaning: Shimi · Male · 1 cross reference

This Shimei entry refers to one of the men named in Ezra 10:33, not to the Reubenite ancestor, the Gershonite, the vineyard overseer, or the other namesakes elsewhere. He belongs to the restored community's difficult process of covenant correction after exile. First appears in Ezra 10:33.1

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

Central Figure

Shimei

Meaning: Shimi