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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Nehelamite (People from Nehel(?))
Shemaiah the Nehelamite was a false prophet among the exiles in Babylon. He wrote to the priests in Jerusalem to have Jeremiah silenced, and Jeremiah condemned him for prophesying lies. Where the name comes from is unknown; some read it as "dreamer."
Shemaiah the Nehelamite was a false prophet among the exiles in Babylon. He wrote to the priests in Jerusalem to have Jeremiah silenced, and Jeremiah condemned him for prophesying lies. Where the name comes from is unknown; some read it as "dreamer."
Nehelamite designates Shemaiah, a false prophet among the Judean exiles in Babylon who wrote letters urging the priests in Jerusalem to silence Jeremiah, only to be condemned by Jeremiah himself for prophesying lies. The origin of the name itself is unknown, though it has sometimes been read as related to a Hebrew word for "dreamer."
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- Jeremiah 29:24
- Jeremiah 29:31
- Jeremiah 29:32
