Bible Person

Shelemiah

Meaning: God is my perfection; my happiness; my peace · Male · 1 cross reference

This Shelemiah entry refers to the royal official in Jeremiah 36:26, not to the Ezra 10 figures or the fathers named elsewhere. He belongs to the court setting that resists Jeremiah's prophetic message. First appears in Jer 36:26.1

AI summary: This Shelemiah matters because his single cross reference places him among the officials ordered to seize Jeremiah and Baruch after the scroll is read. The entry helps show how royal resistance to the prophetic word operated through named courtiers as well as kings. Taken together, the material presents this Shelemiah as a court official in opposition to Jeremiah.1

Central Figure

Shelemiah

Meaning: God is my perfection; my happiness; my peace