Person Old Testament
Shelemiah
Shelemiah, a Levite who repaired a section of Jerusalem's wall. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 3:30.
Why it matters. Levite who repaired part of Jerusalem's wall
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shelemiah
Shelemiah was a Levite who participated in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem under Nehemiah's leadership. According to Neh.3.30, he repaired a second section of the wall, but the exact location is not specified. His work was part of the collective effort to restore Jerusalem's defenses after the Babylonian exile.
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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Family
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- Children
- Hananiah
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Nehemiah (1 verse)