People of the Bible

Shemaiah, son of Galal

The name Shemaiah means “that hears or obeys the Lord.” Shemaiah is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in 1 Chronicles 9:16. Also called Shammua.

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Who was Shemaiah?

A Levite (1 Chr. 9:16).

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

Key verses about Shemaiah

  • 1 Chronicles 9:16

    And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.

  • Nehemiah 11:17

    And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

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