Person Old Testament
Shema
Shema, a descendant of Reuben, son of Joel. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 5:8.
Why it matters. Descendant of Reuben
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shema
Shema is mentioned in 1Ch.5.8 as a descendant of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel (or 'Jacob'). He is identified as the son of Joel and is listed in the genealogy of the Reubenites who lived in the region of Gilead.
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
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)