Bible Dictionary
Shelomith
Shelomith is the name of several biblical persons and a post-exilic family. One Shelomith was the mother of the man judged for blasphemy in Leviticus 24.
Definition
Shelomith, meaning peaceful, is a name borne by several biblical persons and by a post-exilic family. The name includes the mother of the man judged for blasphemy, a daughter of Zerubbabel, Levites, and a family represented among those who returned with Ezra.
Biblical Usage
Shelomith appears in personal genealogies, in Levitical records, and in the account of the family returning with Ezra. One Shelomith was the mother of the man stoned for blasphemy.
Historical Background
The name occurs in several textual forms, including Shelomoth in one Levitical record and forms represented in the Greek versions.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(peaceful).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>she-lo'-mith, shel'-o-mith (shelomith; in Ezr 8:10, shelomith):</p><p>(1) The mother of the man who was stoned for blasphemy (Le 24:11) (BAF, Salomeith, Lucian, Salmith).</p><p>(2) Daughter of Zerubbabel (1Ch 3:19) (Codex Vaticanus Salomethei; Codex Alexandrinus Salomethi, Lucian, Salomith).</p><p>(3) One of the "sons of Izhar" (1Ch 23:18) (Codex Vaticanus Salomoth; Codex Alexandrinus Saloumoth, Lucian, Salomith), called "Shelomoth" in 24:22.</p><p>(4) The name of a family whose representatives returned with Ezra (Ezr 8:10) (Codex Vaticanus Saleimouth; Lucian, Salimoth). The Massoretic Text here should read, "and the sons of Bani; Shelomith, son of Josiphiah"; and in 1 Esdras 8:36, "of the sons of Banias, Salimoth, son of Josaphias."</p><p>Horace J. Wolf</p>