Shema (Nehemiah 8:4)

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Shema, mentioned in Nehemiah 8:4, was a man living during the time of exile and return.

About Shema (Nehemiah 8:4)

4. Levite who explained to the people passages from the law read by Ezra (Neh 8:4).

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Shema, the Article

The declaration “Hear, O Israel, Yahweh our God is one Yahweh” ( Deuteronomy 6:4 ). The name, Shema, comes from the first Hebrew word of the verse, shema, “hear.” Deuteronomy...

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Nehemiah 8:4

Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform built for this occasion. At his right side stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, and at his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.

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Nehemiah 8:4

Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform built for this occasion. At his right side stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, and at his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.