Shema in the Bible

Meaning: hearing; obeying

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And they had for their heritage Beer-sheba and Shema and Moladah

And Shema fathered Raham, the father of Jorkeam. And Rekem fathered Shammai.

and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal-meon;

and Beriah and Shema who [were] the heads of the {families} of the inhabitants of Aijalon (they themselves chased away the inhabitants of Gath).

Verse ConceptsPeoples Who Fled

And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.

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Thematic Bible



Hebron's sons: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. Shema fathered Raham, who fathered Jorkeam, and Rekem fathered Shammai.


Amam, Shema, Moladah,


Beriah and Shema, who were the heads of families of Aijalon’s residents and who drove out the residents of Gath,


Joel’s sons: his son Shemaiah,
his son Gog, his son Shimei,


and Bela son of Azaz,
son of Shema, son of Joel.


They settled in Aroer as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.


Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform made for this purpose. Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah stood beside him on his right; to his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.


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