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    25 others in the registry answer to the name Shemaiah. Every Shemaiah in the Bible

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    Shemaiah

    שְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ

    Shemaiah, a Levite who contributed to the Passover offerings during Josiah's reign.

    verses
    1
    first named
    2 Chronicles 35:9
    last named
    2 Chronicles 35:9
    period
    Divided Monarchy
    role
    Man

    Description

    Who was Shemaiah?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Shemaiah was a Levite who lived during the reign of King Josiah of Judah. In 2Ch.35.9, he is mentioned along with Conaniah, Nethanel, and Hashabiah as leaders of the Levites who gave 5,000 Passover offerings and 500 bulls to the Levites for the Passover celebrations. This contribution was part of Josiah's great Passover observance, which followed his reforms and the rediscovery of the Book of the Law. Shemaiah's willingness to provide for the Passover offerings demonstrates the Levites' support for Josiah's efforts to restore proper worship and religious practices in Judah.

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    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 Shemaiah10 of 12 entities the graph connects to Shemaiah, in 3 groups: kinship 1, company 1, events 8. 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.ConaniahSibling of · 1 event · 3 versesKinshipHilkiah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Conaniah, Shemaiah, Nethanel, Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad’s contributionTook part in · 2 versesCompanyPeople1 event · 838 versesLevi1 event · 329 versesPriest1 event · 202 versesHilkiah1 event · 19 versesHashabiah1 event · 1 verseJehiel1 event · 1 verseJeiel1 event · 1 verseJozabad1 event · 1 verseEventsShemaiah

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      35:9

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    via Hilkiah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Conaniah, Shemaiah, Nethanel, Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad’s contribution and ConaniahNethanelLevite leader under Josiahvia ConaniahEden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, Shecaniah, and Portion Distributors’ distributionEden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, Shecaniah, and Portion Distributors’ distribution is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 7 pageable entities.via Conaniahfather of ConaniahFather of Conaniah, a Levite in charge of offeringsvia ConaniahShimeiLevite appointed as an overseer of temple contributions.via Hilkiah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Conaniah, Shemaiah, Nethanel, Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad’s contributionContributionContribution is a concept gathering 16 labelled instances in the text.via Hilkiah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Conaniah, Shemaiah, Nethanel, Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad’s contributionHashabiahA Levite leader during King Josiah's reign.via Hilkiah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Conaniah, Shemaiah, Nethanel, Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad’s contributionHilkiahThe high priest who discovered the Book of the Law.via Hilkiah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Conaniah, Shemaiah, Nethanel, Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad’s contributionJehielTemple officer during King Josiah's Passover celebrationvia Hilkiah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Conaniah, Shemaiah, Nethanel, Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad’s contributionJeielA Levite who contributed to Josiah's Passover celebration.

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