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Shelemiah

Shelemiah, a priest appointed by Nehemiah as a treasurer. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 13:13.

Why it matters. Priest appointed as a treasurer

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2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Shelemiah

Shelemiah was a priest during the time of Nehemiah. In Neh.13.13, he is mentioned as one of the four men appointed by Nehemiah to be in charge of the storehouses for the tithes, offerings, and dedicated things brought to the temple. Nehemiah chose Shelemiah and the others because they were considered trustworthy. Their role was to ensure the proper distribution of resources among the priests and Levites.

Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.

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Appears in Scripture

Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.

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