Man living at the time of Exile and Return
Shemaiah, a false prophet who tried to intimidate Nehemiah during the rebuilding of Jerusalem's wall.
🗺 Places mentioned alongside Shemaiah on the map →
Shemaiah was a false prophet who opposed Nehemiah during the rebuilding of Jerusalem's wall. In Neh.6.10, Nehemiah describes an encounter with Shemaiah, who was shut up in his house. Shemaiah claimed to have received a prophecy that Nehemiah should hide in the temple to avoid being killed by his enemies. However, Nehemiah recognized this as a false prophecy intended to intimidate him and discredit his leadership. Nehemiah refused to flee, stating that a man in his position should not enter the temple to save his life. This incident highlights the challenges and opposition Nehemiah faced while trying to restore Jerusalem and the Jewish community.
More background: search Wikipedia ↗
1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H8098
Later, I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his house. He said: “Let us meet at the house of God inside the temple. Let us shut the temple doors because they are coming to kill you— by night they are coming to kill you!”
Names, family links and references: STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Short descriptions were drafted with AI assistance by STEPBible. Family links follow STEPBible’s scholarly decisions where genealogies are ambiguous.