People of the Bible

Shemaiah, son of Nethaneel

The name Shemaiah means “that hears or obeys the Lord.” Shemaiah is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in 1 Chronicles 24:6.

Family of Shemaiah

Father

Who was Shemaiah?

A Levite (1 Chr. 24:6).

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

Key verses about Shemaiah

  • 1 Chronicles 24:6

    And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

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