People of the Bible

Shemaiah (Jeremiah 26:20)

The name Shemaiah means “that hears or obeys the Lord.” Shemaiah is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in Jeremiah 26:20.

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Who was Shemaiah?

The father of Urijah the prophet (Jer. 26:20).

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Shemaiah

  • Jeremiah 26:20

    And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the Lord, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath–jearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah:

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