A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.16.24 § Shemer or Shamer = "preserved" 1) the owner of the hill where the city of Samaria was built 2) a Merarite Levite, son of Mahli and father of Bani 3) an Asherite, son of Heber and father of Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. Also 'Shomer'
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H8106 — שֶׁ֫מֶר
she.mer · Shemer · Hebrew/Aramaic
4 tagged verse occurrences
1 Kings 16:24 · שֶׁ֖מֶר · שֶׁ֔מֶרand he buyeth the mount Samaria from Shemer, with two talents of silver, and buildeth on the mount, and calleth the name of the city that he hath built by the name of Shemer, lord of the hill—Samaria.1 Chronicles 6:46 · שָֽׁמֶר׃son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shamer,1 Chronicles 7:34 · שָׁ֑מֶרand sons of Shamer: Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.1 Chronicles 8:12 · וָשָׁ֑מֶדAnd sons of Elpaal: Eber, and Misheam, and Shamer, (he built Ono and Lod and its small towns),