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People of the Bible

Shammah

also called Shimeah, Shimma · Tribe of Judah

Family

Father
Jesse
Brothers and sisters
Abinadab, David, Eliab, Elihu, Nethaneel, Ozem, Raddai
Children
Jonadab

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

One of the sons of Jesse (1 Sam. 16:9). He is also called Shimeah (2 Sam. 13:3) and Shimma (1 Chr. 2:13).

From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.

Named in 5 verses

1 Samuel
16:9, 17:13
2 Samuel
13:3, 13:32
1 Chronicles
2:13

The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.