Shemaiah שְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ

Who is Shemaiah in the Bible?

Shemaiah was a descendant of Simeon, one of the twelve tribes of Israel, and is identified as the son of Shimri in the genealogical records of the Simeonites (1 Chronicles 4:37). He appears in the lineage of Simeon during the period of Israel's tribal organization and settlement. While Shemaiah is mentioned only briefly in biblical genealogy, his inclusion in the tribal records of Simeon underscores the importance of preserving the ancestral lineages of Israel's tribes for purposes of inheritance, tribal identity, and covenant membership.