Shelemiah, son of Hananiah
The name Shelemiah means “God is my perfection; my happiness; my peace.” Shelemiah is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in Jeremiah 37:13.
Family of Shelemiah
Who was Shelemiah?
Father of a captain of the ward (Jer. 37:13).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Shelemiah
- Jeremiah 37:13
And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.