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Shemaiah

A man, in the time of the Divided Monarchy · named in 3 verses

the name means Jah has heard Strong's Lexicon

Shemaiah, a false prophet who opposed Jeremiah during the Babylonian exile.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Whom Jehovah heard. (1.) A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:22-24).

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

First named at Jeremiah 29:24.

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