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was stoned for blasphemy (Lev. xxiv, 11). B.C. ante 1658. The Jewish rabbins have overlaid these few sim- ple facts with a mass of characteristic fable. "They say that Shelomith was a very handsome and virtu- ous woman, who was solicited and tempted to crim- inal conversation by an Egyptian, an overseer of the Hebrews' labors, without complying with him. He at last found an opportunity, by night, of slipping into the house and bed of Shelomith, in the absence of her hus- band, and abused her simplicity. The day following, when this woman discovered the injury, she bitterly complained of it to her husband when he returned. He at first thought of putting her away, but kept her some time to see if she should prove with child by the Egyp- tian. After some months, her pregnancy becoming evi- dent, he sent her away, and with words he assaulted the officer who had done this outrage. The Egyptian abused him still further, both by words and blows. Mo- ses, coming hither by chance and hearing of this injury done by the Egyptian to the Israelite, took up his defence, killed the Egyptian, and buried him in the sand. The brethren of Shelomith, seeing their sister put away like an adulteress, pretended to call her hus- band to account for it and to make him take her again. He refused, and they came to blows. Moses happened to be there again, and wished to reconcile them ; but the husband of Shelomith asked him what he had to do in the matter? who had made him a judge over them ? and whether he had a mind to kill him, also, as yesterday he killed the Egyjitian ? Moses, hearing this, tied from Egypt into the country of Midian. The blas- phemer stoned in the wilderness (Lev. xxiv, 10, 11) was, say the Jews, the son of Shelomith and this Egyptian. The officer who inspected the Hebrews' labor is he of whom Closes speaks in Exod. ii, 1 1 , 12 ; and the husband iif Shelomith is intimated in the same place (ver. 13, 14)" (Calmet).
2. (Sept. ^aXovf-KoSr v. r. S«X(o/«o5.) A Levite, chief of the sons of Ishar in the time of Uavid (1 Chron. xxiii, 18). B.C. 1013. He is elsewhere (xxiv, 22,23) called Shelojioth (q. v.).
3. (Sept. ^iiXwfiw^.) A Levite descended from Eli- ezer the son of Jloses, and put in charge of the Temple treasury under David (1 Chron. xxvi, 25, 26, 28). B.C. 1013.
4. (Sept. 2aXwjui'^ v. r. 'AwSnlji.) First named of the three sons of Shimei, chief of the Gershonites in the time of David (1 Chron. xxiii, 9). B.C. 1013. In ver. 10 his name should probably be read instead of Shimei (q. v.).
5. (Sept. SeXjj/uij^.") The last named of the three children of Rehoboam by his second wife, Maaehah, but whether a son or a daughter is uncertain (2 Chron. xi, 20). B.C. cir. 970.
6. (Sept, SoXw/xeSi v. r. SaXdj/a'^.) A daughter of Zerubbabel (1 Chron. iii, 19). B.C. post 536.
7. (Sept. 2rtX«t/to('/S V. r. SfXt^tou^.) According to the present text of Ezra viii, 10, the sons of Shelomith, with the son of Josiphiah at their head, returned from Babylon with Ezra to the number of eightj' males, B.C. ante 459. There appears, however, to be an omis- .sion, which may be supjilied from the Sept., and the true reading is probably "Of the sons of Bani, Shelo- mith the son of Josiphiah." See also 1 Esdr. viii, 36, where he is called " Assulimoth son of Josaphias." See Kcil, ad loc.
Shelomoh. See Soi-omox.
Shel'onaoth [some Shdo'moth'] {Ueh. Slielomoth', T'h'd'b'Ci, peacfiful [strictly a ])lur. fem. of D1?^, peace] ; Sept. 'S.aXioj.iwB), one of the descendants of Izhar the grandson of Levi (1 Chron. xxiv, 22, 23); elsewhere (xxiii, 18) called Shelomith (q. v.).
Shelper, Charles, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Bovenden, kingdom of Uauovcr, Jan. 10, 1800. In 1836 he emigrated to the
LTnited States, and settled in Wheeling, W. Va. The following year he was converted and joined the Church. Soon after he entered the travelling ministry, among his countrymen. He labored until April, 1860, when he had a paralytic stroke. His effective relation to the Conference then ceased. In March, 1865, he had a sec- ond paralytic stroke, and in July a third stroke follow- ed. He died Sept. 4, 1865, being at the time a member of the Central German Conference. See Minutts of the Annual Conferences, 1866, p. 181.
Shelton, Philo, an Episcopal clergyman, was born at IJipton (now Huntington), Conn., May 5, 1754. He graduated at Yale College in 1775, and studied theology, probably with Rev. James Scoville, of AVaterbury. He was ordained deacon Aug. 3, 1785, and priest on Sep- tember 16. On February 24 preceding, he received a call from Fairtield, North Fairfield, and Stratfield, which he accepted. Here he labored until he entered into rest, Feb. 22, 1825. Mr. Shelton " was distinguish- ed for simplicity, integrity, and an honest and earnest devotion to the interests of pure and undefiled religion." He was one of the clergymen who were instrumental in securing a charter for Trinity College, Hartford, which was accomplished by a union with a political part}', then in the minority. See Sprague, Annals of the A me?: Pulpit, v, 349.