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(ssheh mee' ber) Royal name meaning, “powerful name.” King of Zeboiim who rebelled against Chedorlaomer, leading to Abraham's rescue mission of Lot (Genesis 14:2 ). The Genesis Apocryphon and Samaritan Pentateuch read his name as Shemiabad, “the name is lost.” See Zeboiim .

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Shemeber'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​s/shemeber.html. 1991.
 
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