Shephiphon. See Addeu.
She'pho (Gen. xxxvi, 23). See Siiephi.
Shephu'phau (Heb. Shephuphan', lEISTi?, an ad- der; Se|it. Sai^rti^ v. r. 2£0oi;^«/i), next to the last named of the sons of Bela oldest son of Benjamin (1 Chron. viii, 5), elsewhere called (perhaps more properly) S/iepIiirp/iam (Numb, xvi, 39, A. V. "Shupham"), Shup- pim (1 Chron. vii, 12, 15), and Miqrpim (Gen. xlvi, 21), See Jacob.
She'rah (Heb. Sheerah', fTHX'IJ, relationship, i. e. kinswoman [as in Lev. xviii, 17] ; Sept. '2aapa v. r, Saprtft), a "daughter" of Ephraim and foundress of the two Beth-horons and also of a town called, after her, Uz- zen-sherah (1 Chron. vii, 24). B.C. cir. 1612.
Sherd (Isa. xxx, 14; Ezek. xxiii, 34), See Pot-
SHEKI).
Sherebi'ah (Heb. Sherehyah', H^:?'!!^, heat [Fiirst, sproufl of Jehovah ; Sept. 'SapafSia, v. r. 'Eapa(3ia^, 'Zapajiata, 'Sapata, etc.), a prominent Levite of the family of Mahli the Merarite, who, with his sons and brethren (eighteen in all), joined Ezra's party of return- ing colonists at the river Ahava (Ezra viii, 18), and who along with Hashabiah and ten others was commis- sioned to carry the treasures to Jerusalem (ver. 24, where they are vaguely called "chief of the priests"). B.C. 459. He also assisted Ezra in reading the law to the people (Neh. viii, 7), took part in the psalm of confession and thanksgiving which wms sung at the solemn fast after the Feast of Tabernacles (ix, 4, 5), and signed the covenant with Nehemiah (x, 12). He is again men- tioned as among the chief of the Levites who belonged to the choir (xii, 8, 24).
She'resh (Heb. id. 'ii'^V, but occurring onh' "in pause," Sha'resh, Ti5~t3, root [Fiirst, union'] ; Se|)t. 2o- pi'q v. r. 'S.ovpoQ), second of the two sons of IMachir by Maachah, and father of Ulam and Rakem (1 Chron. vii, IC). B.C. ante 1058.
Sherets. See Cueeping Thing.
Shere'zer (Zech. vii, 2). See Sharezer 2.
Sheridan, Andrevy J., a minister of the Metho- dist Episcopal Church, was born in Butler County, O., Feb. 7, 1825, but emigrated early to Indiana, He was
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converted and joined the Church in 1841, and licensed to preach in lfSo"2. He was admitted on trial into the North-west Indiana Conference in 1853, after spending four years in the Asbury University. In ISOO he re- ceived a superamniated relation, which he cliMiged to that of eft'ective in 18(55. He was then apjiointed to Mecliaiiicsbiirg Circuit, where he died. Jan. 10, 18G7. See Miiiiiti.t of Annual Conferences. 18G7, p. 197,
Sheridan, Thomas, D.D., was an Irish clergy- man, born in the County of Cavan about 1684. By the help of friends he was educate<l at Trinity College, Dublin. He afterwards entered into orders, and was named chaplain to the lord-lieutenant. He lost his ftl- lowship by marriage, and set up a school in Dublin, which was at first successful, but was afterwards ruined by negligence and extravagance. His intimacy with Swift procured him a living in the south of Ireland in 1725. worth about i,"150; but he lost his chaiilaincy and all hope of rising by preaching a sermon on the king's birthday from the text "Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." He exchanged his living for that of Dun- boyne, but gave it up for tlie free school of Cavan. He soon sold the scliool for about £400, spent the money rapidly, lost his health, and died Sept. 10, 1738. He was a good-natured, improvident man, continuing to the last to be a punster, a (juibbler, a fiddler, and a wit. See Chalmers, hiog. Did. s. v.
Sheridan, William, D.D., an English prelate of the latter jiart of the 17th century, was bishop of Kil- more aiul Ardagh in ItW], and was deprived in 1G91 for not taking the oath at the Kevolution. His works con- sist of Sermons, etc., published in 1()C5, 4to; 1685, 4to; 1704, 1705, 1706, 3 vols. 8vo; 1720, 3 vols, (of vol. i, 2d ed.) 8vo. See Allibone, Diet, of Brit, and A mer. A u- ikors, s. V.
Sherlf (Arab, for 7iohle) designates, among Moslems, a descendant of iMohammed through his daughter Fa- tima and Ali. The title is iidierited both frotn the maternal and paternal side; and thus the number of members of this aristocracy is very large. The men liave the privilege of wearing the green turban, the women the green veil; and they mostly avail them- selves of this outward badge of nobility (the prophet's color), while that of the other Moslems' turbans is white. Many of these sherifs founded dynasties in Africa; and the line which now rules in Fez and Moroc- co still boasts of that proud designation. — Chambtrs''s Encyclop. s. V.
Sheriff occurs onh' in Dan. iii, 2, 3, as a rendering in the A. V. of the Cliald. "^050, tiplitay' (according to Furst "a derivation from the old I'ersic atipaiti=&n- preme master [ Stern, Mountsnamen, p. 196] ;" Sept. In tKovmioi'; Vulg. ;»(f;/erf(/.<), one of the classes of court officials at Habylon, probably lawyers or jurists, like the present Mohammedan mufti, who decides points of law in the Turkish courts.
Sheringham, Houkut, a learned fellow of Gonville and Cains (.'ollcgc, Camljridge, who was ejected during the Commonwealili and retired to Holland, but was re- stored in 1662. His works were, .yV(7«(j: Codex Talmu- diais de Sncrifciis, etc.: — IHei Kxjiidtiones, etc. (Lond. 164H, AUt) •.—Frtineqiier, etc. (ibi<l. 1696, Hva) :—'J'/ie Kint/s Snpreimicy Asserted (ibid. 1660, 16H2, 4to) : — J)e Aw/lorutn Orifme, etc. (Cantab. 1670, 8vo) : — also Ser- mons. See Allibone, IHct.of Jirit. and A mer, A uthors, s. v.