McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Samaias

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Samaias


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( Óáìáßò , but v.r. in Tobit ÓåìÝáò , Óåìåëßáò , etc.), a Graecized form for the name SHEMAIAH SEE SHEMAIAH (q.v.): a. a Levite (1Es_1:9), in the reign of Josiah (2Ch_25:9); b. an Israelite (1Es_8:39) of the “sons” of Adonikam (Ezr_8:13); c. a “great” personage, father of Ananias and Jonathas (Tob_5:13).