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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia · 1915

Shammua

sha-mu'-a, sham'-u-a (shammua`):

(1) The Reubenite spy (Numbers 13:4, Samouel, and other forms).

(2) One of David's sons (2 Samuel 5:14; 1 Chronicles 14:4, Sammous). In 1 Chronicles 3:5 he is called "Shimea."

(3) A Levite (Nehemiah 11:17); he is called "Shemaiah" in 1 Chronicles 9:16.

(4) The head of a priestly family (Nehemiah 12:18); a contemporary of Joiakim.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr, general editor (Chicago: Howard-Severance, 1915). Public domain. Text as published by biblestudytools.com. From the Encyclosphere, the open network of encyclopedias run by the Knowledge Standards Foundation. Changed for Deep Dive Bible: links to 1, 2, and 3 John that our source pointed at the Gospel of John corrected; our source’s section marks set as headings.