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Shemaiah (Hebrew: שְׁמַעְיָה Šəmaʿyā; Samaia in the Septuagint), also known as Samaia or Semeias, [1] was a prophet during the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:22-24). He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church on 8 January and 9 January .
the eldest son of Obed-edom (I Chronicles 26:4-8) Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a scribe mentioned as active at the death of David (I Chronicles 24:6) Shemaiah, a prophet in the reign of Rehoboam (I Kings 12:22-24; II Chronicles 11:2-4; 12:5) one of the Levites whom Jehoshaphat appointed to teach the law (II Chronicles 17:8)
The Book of Shemaiah the Prophet is one of the non-canonical books referenced in the Bible, now lost. It was probably written by the biblical prophet Shemaiah, who lived at the time of Rehoboam. This text is sometimes called Shemaiah the Prophet or The Acts of Shemaiah the Prophet. [1] The book is described at 2 Chronicles 12:15:
He is described as being the son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-Jearim.During the reign of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, he fled into Egypt from the cruelty of the king, but having been brought back he was beheaded and his body "cast into the graves of the common people."
Shemaiah and Abtalion may be identical to Sameas and Pollion who are mentioned by Josephus. [12] Shemaiah is named by Josephus under his Greek name Sameas ( Greek : Σαμαίας ). According to Josephus, he led the Sanhedrin during the transition period between the Hasmonean dynasty and the rise of King Herod the Great.
The Hebrew Bible identifies at least one prophet of God who came from this town. Uriah, the son of Shemaiah, was from Kiriath-Jearim, and was a contemporary of Jeremiah who prophesied against Jerusalem (see Jeremiah 26:20). This aroused the wrath of King Jehoiakim (r. 609–598 BC) who sought to put Uriah to death. Uriah escaped to Egypt, where ...
Florida death row inmate James Dennis Ford was so overcome with grief after his father's death, his former wife says she would find him in the cemetery at night, lying on his dad's grave and crying.
Shemaiah, a name which in Hebrew (שמע-יה shema-Ya) means "God Heard", may refer to: Shmaya (tanna) , rabbinic sage who was leader of the Pharisees in the 1st century BC Any of several people in the Bible/Christian Old Testament; see List of people in the Hebrew Bible called Shemaiah