Shimeah שִׁמְאָה
Son of Mikloth and nephew of Ner in Benjamin's genealogy.
Who is Shimeah in the Bible?
Shimeah, also known as Shimeam, was a Benjamite mentioned in the genealogical records of 1 Chronicles 8:32 and 9:38. He was the son of Mikloth and the nephew of Ner, making him a distant relative of King Saul, since Ner was the father of Kish and grandfather of Israel's first king. Shimeah appears in the ancestral line that traces the descendants of Benjamin and establishes the family connections of the Sauline dynasty, though he himself held no prominent role in biblical narrative.
Biography
Shimeah, also known as Shimeam, was a descendant of Benjamin mentioned in the genealogies found in 1Ch.8.32 and 1Ch.9.38. He was the son of Mikloth and the nephew of Ner, who was the father of Kish and grandfather of King Saul. The genealogies in these passages trace the ancestry and descendants of Saul, indicating that Shimeah was part of the royal family of Israel from the tribe of Benjamin.
Family
In Scripture
1 biblical book1 Chronicles 2 verses
- 1 Chronicles 8:32
"and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeah. They too lived alongside their relatives in Jerusalem."
- 1 Chronicles 9:38
"Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They too lived alongside their relatives in Jerusalem."
Names & Aliases
| Form | Language | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Named | Hebrew | שִׁמְאָה |
| Named | Hebrew | שִׁמְאָם |
Shimeah
h 9:38 he is called "Shimeam" (Codex Vaticanus, Codex Sinaiticus, Lucian; Samaa Codex Alexandrinus Sama; see Jewish Quarterly Review, XI, 110-13, section symbol section symbol 10-12).
shim'-e-am.
See SHIMEAH.
shim'-e-ath (shim`ath, or shim`ath; the Septuagint in 2 Kings, Iemouath, Codex Vaticanus in 2 Chronicles, Sa