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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Shammah (Man living at the time of the Patriarchs)
Genesis 36 has a Shammah among its chiefs, and 1 Samuel 16:9 and 17:13 name one as a brother of David. The name was used more than once.
First, in plain English
Genesis 36 has a Shammah among its chiefs, and 1 Samuel 16:9 and 17:13 name one as a brother of David. The name was used more than once.
Who this is
Shammah was one of David's three mightiest warriors, remembered for single-handedly defending a field of lentils against a Philistine raiding party while the rest of Israel's army fled.
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The word
H8048
Where it appears
- Genesis 36:13
- Genesis 36:17
- 1 Samuel 16:9
- 1 Samuel 17:13
- 1 Chronicles 1:37
