Bible Dictionary
Shelemiah
Shelemiah is the name of several Israelites, including priests, Levites, and fathers of officials in Ezra, Nehemiah, and Jeremiah. The name means that Jehovah repays or recompenses.
Definition
Shelemiah, meaning “repaid by Jehovah” or “whom Jehovah repays,” was the name of several Israelites, including priests, Levites, and fathers of officials.
Biblical Usage
Bearers of the name appear among those who married foreign wives, repaired Jerusalem’s wall, distributed Levitical tithes, and were connected with officials in the reign of Zedekiah and the ministry of Jeremiah.
Historical Background
The name occurs in Ezra, Nehemiah, Chronicles, and Jeremiah in genealogical, administrative, priestly, and prophetic settings.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Whom Jehovah repays. (1.) Ezra 10:39. (2.) The father of Hananiah (Neh. 3:30). (3.) A priest in the time of Nehemiah (13:13). (4.) Father of one of those who accused Jeremiah to Zedekiah (Jer. 37:3; 38:1). (5.) Father of a captain of the ward (Jer. 37:13). (6.) Jer. 36:14.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(repaid by Jehovah).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>shel-e-mi'-a, she-lem'-ya (shelemyah; Codex Vaticanus Selemia, Codex Alexandrinus (Selemias):</p><p>(1) One of the sons of Bani who married foreign wives in the time of Ezra (Ezr 10:39), called "Selemias" in 1 Esdras 9:34.</p><p>(2) Father of Hananiah who restored part of the wall of Jerusalem (Ne 3:30) (Codex Vaticanus Telemia, ..., Telemias). (3) A priest who was appointed one of the treasurers to distribute the Levitical tithes by Nehemiah (Ne 13:13).</p><p>(4) The father of Jehucal (or Jucal) in the reign of Zedekiah (Jer 37:3; 38:1; in the second passage the name is Shelemyahu).</p><p>(5) The father of Irijah, the captain of the ward, who arrested Jeremiah as a deserter to the Chaldeans (Jer 37:13).</p><p>(6) 1Ch 26:14.</p><p>See MESHELEMIAH.</p><p>(7) Another of the sons of Bani who married foreign wives in the time of Ezra (Ezr 10:41). It is of interest to note that the order of names in this passage--Sharai, Azarel, and Shelemiah--is almost identical with the names in Jer 36:26, namely, Seraiah, Azriel, Shelemiah.</p><p>(8) Ancestor of Jehudi (Jer 36:14).</p><p>(9) Septuagint omits.) Son of Abdeel, one of the men sent by Jehoiakim to seize Baruch and Jeremiah after Baruch had read the "roll" in the king's presence (Jer 36:26).</p><p>Horace J. Wolf</p>