Shemaiah
Shemaiah, a priest who played a trumpet during the dedication of Jerusalem's wall.
The name Shemaiah means “that hears or obeys the Lord”
MaleExile and Return eraOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A musician living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Nehemiah 12:35; only referred to as Shemaiah (שְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ); son of Mattaniah; a brother of Hashabiah; father of Jonathan.
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Alternative names
- שְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּShemaiah
Mentions
- …and some of the priests with trumpets, and also Zechariah son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph,