Shammai (son of Mered)

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A son of Mered and Bithiah, Pharaoh’s daughter (1 Chr 4:17). The Hebrew text of 1 Chr 4:17–18 is out of sequence. Bithiah is not identified as the mother of Shammai until the end of 1 Chr 4:18, following the mention of Mered’s children by a second wife. The reference to Mered at the end of 1 Chr 4:18 is also the only clue that the next generation of Ezrah’s descendants listed in 1 Chr 4:17–18 are descendants through Mered.

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The Lexham Bible Dictionary

Shammai, Son of Mered

Shammai, Son of Mered (שַׁמַּי‎, shammay). A son of Mered and Bithiah, Pharaoh’s daughter (1 Chr 4:17). The Hebrew text of 1 Chr 4:17–18 is out of sequence. Bithiah is not identified as the mother of Shammai until the end of 1 Chr 4:18, following the mention of Mered’s children by a second wife. The reference

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Shammai (Person)

SHAMMAI (PERSON) [Heb šammay (שַׁמַּי‎)]. 1. The son of Onam, a descendant of Jerahmeel (1 Chr 2:28, 32).2. The son of Rekem, a descendant of Caleb (1 Chr 2:44, 45).3. The son of Mered, who married Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh (1 Chr 4:17).H. C. Lo

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

Shammai

Shammai. 1. Onam’s son, brother of Jada and the father of Nadab and Abishur from Judah’s tribe (1 Chr 2:28, 32).2. Rekem’s son and the father of Mahon from Caleb’s house (1 Chr 2:44, 45).3. Mered’s son by Bithiah, Pharaoh’s daughter, and a descendant of Caleb (1 Chr 4:17).4. Prominent rabbi whose

Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Shammai

SHAMMAI1. Onam’s son, brother of Jada and the father of Nadab and Abishur from Judah’s tribe (1 Chr 2:28, 32).2. Rekem’s son and the father of Maon from Caleb’s house (1 Chr 2:44–45).3. Mered’s son by Bithiah, Pharaoh’s daughter, and a descendant of Caleb (1 Chr 4:17–18).4. Prominent rabbi whose

The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)

Shammai

Shammai (sham´i), the name of three men, all of whom were from Judea.1 The son of Onam (1 Chron. 2:28, 32).2 The son of Rekem (1 Chron. 2:44–45).3 The son of Mered and the Egyptian woman Bithiah (1 Chron. 4:17).

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia

Shammai

SHAMMAI1. The elder son of Onam, a Jerahmeelite of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr 2:28).2. Son of Rekem and father of Maon, a Calebite of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr 2:44–45.3. Son of Ezra, a descendant of Caleb, son of Jephunneh, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr 4:17).

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

Shammai

Shammai (Heb. šammay)1. A Judahite, a son of Onam and father of Nadab and Abishur (1 Chr. 2:28).2. A Judahite, son of Rekem and father of Maon (1 Chr. 2:44–45).3. A son of the Judahite Mered and Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh (1 Chr. 4:17).

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Shamma-i

Sham´ma-i (desolate).1. The son of Onam. 1 Chron. 2:28, 32.2. Son of Rekem. 1 Chron. 2:44, 45.3. One of the descendants of Judah. 1 Chron. 4:17.

The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary

Shammai

SHAM´MAI (shamʹî).1. The elder son of Onam, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chron. 2:28), about 1350 b.c.2. The son of Rekem, and father of Maon, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chron. 2:44–45), after 1370 b.c.3. Named, apparently, as the sixth child of Ezrah, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chron. 4:17), after 1190

Harper’s Bible Dictionary

Shammai

ShammaiShammai (shamʹī). 1 The son of Onam (1 Chron. 2:28, 32). 2 The son of Rekem (1 Chron. 2:44, 45). 3 The son of Mered and the Egyptian woman Bithiah (1 Chron. 4:17). All three were Judeans.

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