People of the Bible

Shemaiah (Jeremiah 36:12)

The name Shemaiah means “that hears or obeys the Lord.” Shemaiah is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in Jeremiah 36:12.

Family of Shemaiah

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Who was Shemaiah?

The father of a prince in the reign of Jehoiakim (Jer. 36:12).

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

Key verses about Shemaiah

  • Jeremiah 36:12

    Then he went down into the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.

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