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SHEKEL

  • A weight, equal to twenty gerahs
    Exodus 30:13; Numbers 3:47; Ezekiel 45:12

  • Fractions of, used in currency
    Exodus 30:13; 1Samuel 9:8; Nehemiah 10:32

  • Used to weigh:

    • Gold
      Genesis 24:22; Numbers 7:14, 20-86; Joshua 7:21; 1Kings 10:16

    • Silver
      Joshua 7:21; Judges 8:26; 17:2, 3
    • Cinnamon
      Exodus 30:23

    • Hair
      2Samuel 14:26

    • Iron
      1Samuel 17:7

    • Myrrh
      Exodus 30:23

    • Rations
      Ezekiel 4:10

  • Fines paid in
    Deuteronomy 22:19, 29

  • Fees paid in
    1Samuel 9:8

  • Sanctuary revenues paid in
    Exodus 30:13; Nehemiah 10:32

  • Of different standards:

    • Of the sanctuary
      Exodus 30:13

    • Of the king's weight
      2Samuel 14:26

  • Corrupted
    Amos 8:5


SHEKINAH

  • The visible sign of God's presence on the ark of the testimony in the Holy of Holies
    Exodus 25:22; Leviticus 16:2; 2Samuel 6:2; 2Kings 19:14, 15; Psalm 80:1; Isaiah 37:16; Ezekiel 9:3; 10:18; Hebrews 9:5


SHELAH

  • Son of Judah
    Genesis 38:5, 11, 14, 26; 46:12; Numbers 26:20; 1Chronicles 2:3; 4:21

  • See SALAH


SHELANITES

  • Descendants of Shelah
    Numbers 26:20

  • Apparently called SHILONITES
    1Chronicles 9:5


SHELEMIAH

  • A porter of the tabernacle
    1Chronicles 26:14

  • Name of two descendants of Bani who put away divorced Gentile wives
    Ezra 10:39, 41

  • Father of Hananiah
    Nehemiah 3:30

  • A priest made treasurer by Nehemiah
    Nehemiah 13:13

  • Son of Cushi
    Jeremiah 36:14

  • Son of Abdeel, commanded to seize Jeremiah
    Jeremiah 36:26

  • Father of Jehucal
    Jeremiah 37:3; 38:1

  • Father of Irijah
    Jeremiah 37:13


SHELEPH

  • Son of Joktan
    Genesis 10:26; 1Chronicles 1:20


SHELESH

  • Son of Helem
    1Chronicles 7:35


SHELOMI

  • Father of Ahihud
    Numbers 34:27


SHELOMITH

  • Mother of a blasphemer
    Leviticus 24:11

  • Daughter of Zerubbabel
    1Chronicles 3:19

  • Son of Shimei
    1Chronicles 23:9

  • A son of Izhar:

    • General references
      1Chronicles 23:18

    • Called SHELOMOTH
      1Chronicles 24:22

  • A descendant of Eliezer
    1Chronicles 26:25, 26, 28

  • A son or daughter of Rehoboam
    2Chronicles 11:20

  • Ancestor of a family that returned with Ezra from the captivity in Babylon
    Ezra 8:10


SHELOMOTH


SHELUMIEL

  • Son of Zurishaddai, and a leader of the tribe of Simeon in time of Moses
    Numbers 1:6; 2:12; 7:36, 41; 10:19


SHEM

  • Son of Noah.

  • Preserved in the ark
    Genesis 5:32; 6:10; 7:13; 9:18; 1Chronicles 1:4

  • His filial conduct
    Genesis 9:23-27

  • Descendants of
    Genesis 10:1, 21-31; 11:10-29; 1Chronicles 1:17-54

  • Called SEM
    Luke 3:36


SHEMA

  • A city of the tribe of Judah
    Joshua 15:26

  • A son of Hebron
    1Chronicles 2:43, 44

  • Son of Joel
    1Chronicles 5:8

  • Called SHEMAIAH
    1Chronicles 5:4

  • A Benjamite
    1Chronicles 8:13

  • A man who stood at the right hand of Ezra when he read the law to the people
    Nehemiah 8:4


SHEMAAH

  • Father of two of David's mighty men
    1Chronicles 12:3


SHEMAIAH

  • A prophet in the time of Rehoboam:

    • Prevents Rehoboam from war with Jeroboam
      1Kings 12:22-24; 2Chronicles 11:2-4

    • Prophesies the punishment of Rehoboam by Shishak, king of Egypt
      2Chronicles 12:5, 7

    • Writes chronicles
      2Chronicles 12:15

  • A descendant of David
    1Chronicles 3:22

  • A Simeonite
    1Chronicles 4:37

  • Son of Joel
    1Chronicles 5:4

    • Called SHEMA
      1Chronicles 5:8

  • A Merarite:
    1Chronicles 9:14

    • In charge of the business of the temple during the time of Nehemiah
      Nehemiah 11:15, 16

  • Son of Galal
    1Chronicles 9:16

    • Called SHEMMUA
      Nehemiah 11:17

  • A chief Levite during the time of David; assisted in moving the ark of the covenant from Obededom
    1Chronicles 15:8, 11

  • A Levite who assisted in the divisions shifts of the priests
    1Chronicles 24:6

  • A porter of the temple during the time of David
    1Chronicles 26:4, 6, 7

  • A Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to instruct the people in the law
    2Chronicles 17:8

  • A Levite, son of Jeduthun
    2Chronicles 29:14

  • A Levite
    2Chronicles 31:15

  • A Levite who contributed largely for Passover sacrifices
    2Chronicles 35:9

  • A Jew who returned from Babylon with Ezra
    Ezra 8:13
  • A chief man with Ezra
    Ezra 8:16

  • A priest who put away divorced his Gentile wife
    Ezra 10:21
  • An Israelite who put away divorced his Gentile wife
    Ezra 10:31

  • Keeper of the east gate of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
    Nehemiah 3:29
  • A false prophet in the time of Nehemiah
    Nehemiah 6:10

  • A priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
    Nehemiah 10:8

  • A priest with Zerubbabel
    Nehemiah 12:6, 18
  • A priest
    Nehemiah 12:35

  • The name of three men who celebrated the dedication of the new wall of Jerusalem
    Nehemiah 12:34, 36, 42
  • Father of the prophet Urijah
    Jeremiah 26:20

  • A false prophet
    Jeremiah 29:24-32
  • Father of Delaiah
    Jeremiah 36:12


SHEMARIAH

  • One of David's mighty men
    1Chronicles 12:5

  • The name of two Israelites who put away divorced Gentile wives
    Ezra 10:32, 41


SHEMEBER

  • King of Zeboim
    Genesis 14:2


SHEMER

  • Owner of the site upon which the city of Samaria was built
    1Kings 16:24


SHEMIDA

  • Also called SHEMIDAH, son of Gilead
    Numbers 26:32; Joshua 17:2; 1Chronicles 7:19


SHEMINITH


SHEMIRAMOTH

  • A Levite musician
    1Chronicles 15:18, 20; 16:5

  • A Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to instruct the people in the law
    2Chronicles 17:8


SHEMUEL

  • A Simeonite appointed on the committee to divide up the land of Canaan
    Numbers 34:20

  • See SAMUEL

  • Head of a family in the tribe of Issachar
    1Chronicles 7:2


SHEN

  • A place of unknown location
    1Samuel 7:12


SHENAZAR

  • Son of Jeconiah
    1Chronicles 3:18


SHENIR

  • Also called SENIR, the Amorite name of Mount Hermon
    Deuteronomy 3:9; 1Chronicles 5:23; Song of Solomon 4:8; Ezekiel 27:5


SHEOL


SHEPHAM

  • A place on the eastern boundary of the promised land
    Numbers 34:10, 11


SHEPHATIAH

  • Son of David
    2Samuel 3:4; 1Chronicles 3:3

  • A Benjamite, father of Meshullam
    1Chronicles 9:8

  • A valiant man who joined David at Ziklag
    1Chronicles 12:5

  • A ruler of the tribe of Simeon
    1Chronicles 27:16

  • Son of Jehoshaphat
    2Chronicles 21:2

  • The name of two men, ancestors of families which returned to Jerusalem from the captivity in Babylon
    Ezra 2:4, 57; 8:8; Nehemiah 7:9, 59

  • A descendant of Perez
    Nehemiah 11:4

  • An enemy of Jeremiah
    Jeremiah 38:1, 4


SHEPHERD

  • One who cares for flocks of sheep
    Genesis 31:38-40; Psalm 78:52, 53; Jeremiah 31:10; Amos 3:12; Luke 2:8

  • David the, defends his flock against a lion and a bear
    1Samuel 17:34, 35

  • Causes the flock to rest
    Psalm 23:2; Song of Solomon 1:7; Jeremiah 33:12

  • Counts the flock
    Leviticus 27:32; Jeremiah 33:13

  • Knows each one of his flock by name
    John 10:3-5

  • Keeps the sheep and goats apart
    Matthew 25:32

  • Waters the flocks
    Genesis 29:2-10

  • Keeps the flocks in folds
    Numbers 32:16; 1Samuel 24:3; 2Samuel 7:8; John 10:1

  • Watch towers of
    2Chronicles 26:10; Micah 4:8

  • Dogs of
    Job 30:1

  • Was an abomination to the Egyptians
    Genesis 46:34

  • Angels appeared to
    Luke 2:8-20

  • Instances of:

    • Abel
      Genesis 4:2

    • Rachel
      Genesis 29:9

    • The daughters of Jethro
      Exodus 2:16

    • Moses
      Exodus 3:1

    • David
      1Samuel 16:11; 2Samuel 7:8; Psalm 78:70

  • Figurative:

    • General references
      Genesis 49:24

    • Of God's care
      Psalm 23; 78:52; 80:1

    • Of prophets, priests, Levites, and civil authorities
      Ezekiel 34

    • Of Christ
      Zechariah 13:7; Matthew 26:31; John 10:1-16; Hebrews 13:20; 1Peter 2:25

    • A name given to Jesus
      Isaiah 40:11; Mark 14:27; John 10:11; 1Peter 2:25; 5:4

    • A name given to Cyrus
      Isaiah 44:28


SHEPHI


SHEPHO

  • Son of Shobal
    Genesis 36:23

  • Called SHEPI
    1Chronicles 1:40


SHEPHUPHAN

  • Son of Bela
    1Chronicles 8:5


SHERAH

  • Daughter of Ephraim
    1Chronicles 7:24


SHEREBIAH

  • A Levite assistant to Ezra
    Ezra 8:18, 24; Nehemiah 8:7; 9:4, 5

  • A Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
    Nehemiah 10:12; 12:8, 24


SHERESH

  • Son of Machir
    1Chronicles 7:16


SHEREZER

  • A delegate to priests and prophets to consult as to a day of humiliation
    Zechariah 7:2


SHERIFF

  • General references
    Daniel 3:2, 3


SHESHACH

  • A symbolic name, apparently applied to Babylon
    Jeremiah 25:26; 51:41


SHESHAI

  • A son of Anak
    Numbers 13:22; Joshua 15:14; Judges 1:10


SHESHAN

  • A descendant of Jerahmeel
    1Chronicles 2:31, 34, 35


SHESHBAZZAR

  • A name given, apparently, to Zerubbabel
    Ezra 1:8, 11; 5:14, 16

  • See ZERUBBABEL


SHETH

  • Sometimes translated as "tumult"
    Numbers 24:17

  • See SETH


SHETHAR

  • A prince of Persia
    Esther 1:14


SHETHARBOZNAI

  • An official of the king of Persia
    Ezra 5:3, 6; 6:6, 13


SHEVA

  • See SERAIAH

  • Son of Caleb
    1Chronicles 2:49


SHEWBREAD

  • General references
    Hebrews 9:2
  • Called Hallowed Bread
    1Samuel 21:6

  • Ordinance concerning
    Leviticus 24:5-9

  • Required to be kept before the Lord continually
    Exodus 25:30; 2Chronicles 2:4

  • Provided by a yearly per capita tax
    Nehemiah 10:32, 33

  • Prepared by the Levites
    1Chronicles 9:32; 23:29

  • Unlawfully eaten by David
    1Samuel 21:6; Matthew 12:3, 4; Mark 2:25, 26; Luke 6:3, 4

  • Placed on the Table of Shewbread
    Exodus 40:22, 23

  • Table of:

    • General references
      Hebrews 9:2

    • Ordinances concerning
      Exodus 25:23-28; 37:10-15

    • Its position in the tabernacle
      Exodus 26:35; 40:22

    • Furniture of
      Exodus 25:29, 30; 37:16; Numbers 4:7

    • Consecration of
      Exodus 30:26, 27, 29

    • How removed
      Numbers 4:7, 15

    • For the temple
      1Kings 7:48, 50; 2Chronicles 4:19, 22


SHIBBOLETH

  • General references
    Judges 12:6


SHIBMAH

  • A city in the territory of the tribe of Reuben
    Numbers 32:38

  • Apparently also called SHEBAM and SIBMAH


SHICRON

  • A city in the territory of the tribe of Judah
    Joshua 15:11


SHIELD

  • Defensive armor.

  • Different kinds of, designated as buckler, shield, target
    Psalm 35:2; Ezekiel 38:4

  • Used by:

    • Saul
      2Samuel 1:21

    • The Benjamites
      2Chronicles 14:8; 17:17

  • Uzziah equipped the people of Israel with
    2Chronicles 26:14

  • Made of:

    • Brass
      1Kings 14:27

    • Gold
      2Samuel 8:7; 1Kings 10:16; 17; 2Chronicles 9:15, 16

    • Wood
      Ezekiel 39:9, 10
  • Made with bosses
    Job 15:26

  • Stored in:

    • Armories
      1Kings 10:17; 2Chronicles 11:12; 32:5, 27

    • The tabernacle
      2Kings 11:10; 2Chronicles 23:9

  • Covered when not in use
    Isaiah 22:6

  • Painted red
    Nahum 2:3

  • See ARMS

  • Figurative:

    • Of God's protection
      Genesis 15:1; Deuteronomy 33:29; 2Samuel 22:3, 36; Psalm 5:12; 18:2, 35; 33:20; 59:11; 84:9, 11; 89:18; Proverbs 30:5

    • Of God's truth
      Psalm 91:4

    • Of an entire army
      Jeremiah 46:3


SHIGGAION

  • General references
    Psalm 7; Habakkuk 3:1

  • See MUSIC


SHIHON

  • A city in the territory of the tribe of Issachar
    Joshua 19:19


SHIHOR


SHIHOR-LIBNATH

  • A place on the border of the tribe of Asher
    Joshua 19:26


SHILHI

  • Grandfather of Jehoshaphat
    1Kings 22:42; 2Chronicles 20:31


SHILHIM

  • A city in the territory of the tribe of Judah
    Joshua 15:32


SHILLEM

  • Also called SHALLUM, son of Naphtali
    Genesis 46:24; Numbers 26:49; 1Chronicles 7:13


SHILOAH

  • A stream or pool
    Isaiah 8:6

  • Probably identical with SILOAH and SILOAM


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