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Shimite

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Heb. with the art. hesh-Shimi', הִשַּׁמְעֵי , a patronymic from Shimnei; Sept. Σεμε ; A. V. "the Shimeites"), a name (Numbers 3:21; comp. Zechariah 12:13) of the descendants of Shimei 1, the son of Gershon.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Shimite'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/shimite.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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