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Shimei (Hebrew: שִׁמְעִי Šīmʿī) is the name of a number of persons referenced in the Hebrew Bible and Rabbinical literature. The second son of Gershon and grandson of Levi ( Exodus 6:17 ; Numbers 3:18 ; 1 Chronicles 6:17 ).
Shimei ben Gera is a Biblical figure from the Book of II Samuel and the Book of I Kings. [1] He was from the tribe of Benjamin and was related to King Saul . II Samuel relates that when King David was fleeing from his son Absalom , Shimei cursed him as he passed through the village of Bahurim : [ 2 ]
Futabatei Shimei (二葉亭 四迷, 4 April 1864 – 10 May 1909) was a Japanese writer, translator, and literary critic. His writings are in the realist style popular in the mid to late 19th century. His work The Drifting Cloud (Ukigumo, 1887) is widely regarded as Japan's first modern novel.
With his debut novel Ukigumo, Futabatei aimed at incorporating everyday, colloquial language and in-depth characterisation to achieve a greater realism, a result of lengthy discussions between him and critic Shōyō Tsubouchi who advocated a new Japanese literature.
Shimei throwing stones at David outside of Bahurim For young students of Talmud, see Bahur . Bahurim (etymology uncertain [ 1 ] ) was a village mentioned in the Hebrew Bible east of Jerusalem , on the road to the Jordan valley , close to the Mount of Olives .
Chen Shimei is a Chinese opera character and a byword in China for a heartless and unfaithful man. He was married to Qin Xianglian , also translated as Fragrant Lotus . [ 1 ] Chen Shimei betrayed Qin Xianglian by marrying another woman, and tried to kill her to cover up his past.
The Torah names Gershon's sons as Libni and Shimei. [ 4 ] Textual scholars attribute the genealogy to the Book of Generations , a document originating from a religiopolitical group similar to that behind the Priestly source , and at a similar date. [ 5 ]
Esther 2:5-6 contains a short snippet of Mordecai's genealogical history, generally translated as, "Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, who had been carried into exile from Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, among those taken captive with Jeconiah king of Judah". The wording of the passage lends to two ...