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Shemer

1. Owner of the hill of Samaria, which Omri, king of Israel, bought as the site of his new capital city and named after Shemer (1 Kgs 16:24).

2. Merarite Levite, Mahli’s son and the father of Bani; he was a temple singer during David’s reign (1 Chr 6:46).

3. Asherite, Heber’s son and a leader among his people (1 Chr 7:34).

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)The classic article on this subjectSmith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)The entry on this subject
Shemer: family, places and timelineEvery verse that mentions Shemer, with family links

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