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Shemidaite
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(Heb. with the art. in the sing. used collectively, hash-Shemidai', הִשְּׁמַידָעַי, patronymic from Shemida; Sept. ὁ Συμαερί ), a designation (Numbers 26:32) of the descendants of Shemida (q.v.), the son of Gilead, who obtained their inheritance among the male posterity of Manasseh (Joshua 17:2, where they are called "children of Shemida").
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Shemidaite'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/shemidaite.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.