Atlas Biblica

    person

    Shemaah

    שְׁמָעָה

    Shemaah, a Gibeathite warrior from Benjamin who joined David at Ziklag.

    verses
    1
    first named
    1 Chronicles 12:3
    last named
    1 Chronicles 12:3
    period
    Divided Monarchy
    role
    Warrior

    Description

    Who was Shemaah?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Shemaah the Gibeathite is mentioned in 1Ch.12.3 as one of the Benjaminite warriors who joined David at Ziklag when he was fleeing from King Saul. Shemaah is described as a Gibeathite, indicating that he was from the city of Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. He is listed among the mighty men and helpers of David in battle, but no specific details are given about his exploits or role in David's army.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Shemaah3 of 3 entities the graph connects to Shemaah, in 2 groups: kinship 2, company 1. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.AhiezerFather of · 1 verseJoashFather of · 1 verseKinshipGibeahAssociated with · 45 versesCompanyShemaah

    Associated with

    Father of

    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Shemaah happensThe one place the claims about Shemaah reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Gibeah. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Shemaah there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Gibeah
    Divided MonarchyThe one place the claims about Shemaah reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — one, across 1 book.

    1. 1 Chronicles1 verse

      12:3

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via GibeahBenjaminYoungest son of Jacob and Rachelvia GibeahBenjamites’ assembly of IsraelBenjamites’ assembly of Israel is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via GibeahGibeon’s hanging of Saul DescendantsGibeon’s hanging of Saul Descendants is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via GibeahIsrael and All Men Of Israel’s ambush of GibeahIsrael and All Men Of Israel’s ambush of Gibeah is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via GibeahIsrael and Men In Ambush’s charging of GibeahIsrael and Men In Ambush’s charging of Gibeah is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via GibeahIsrael, All The People, and All Men Of Israel’s assemblyIsrael, All The People, and All Men Of Israel’s assembly is an event attested across 4 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via GibeahIttaiOne of David's mighty menvia GibeahJonathan Troop PositionJonathan Troop Position is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via GibeahSaul and Servant’s journeySaul and Servant’s journey is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.

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