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Samaias
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(1) One of the "captains over thousands" prominent at the Passover of Josiah (1 Esdras 1:9) = "Shemaiah" in 2 Chronicles 35:9 .
(2) One of the heads of families of the sons of Adonikam who returned with Ezra (1 Esdras 8:39) = "Shemaiah" in Ezra 8:13 .
(3) One of the "men of understanding" whom Ezra commissioned to obtain from Loddeus, the captain, men to execute the priest's office (1 Esdras 8:44) = "Shemaiah" in Ezra 8:16 (the King James Version Mamaias ).
(4) the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) "Shemaiah the great," a kinsman of Tobit and father of Ananias and Jonathan (Tobit 5:13 ).
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Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Samaias'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/s/samaias.html. 1915.
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Samaias'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/s/samaias.html. 1915.
