Person Old Testament
Shemed
Also known as Shemed =ESV, NIV; Shamed =KJV
Shemed, a son of Elpaal, who built Ono and Lod with its towns. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 8:12.
Why it matters. Son of Elpaal, a Benjamite
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shemed
Shemed was a Benjamite, the son of Elpaal, mentioned in 1Ch.8.12. He is credited with building the cities of Ono and Lod, along with their surrounding towns. This brief mention of Shemed highlights the role of certain individuals in the development and expansion of settlements during the time of the chronicler's account.
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.
- Parents
- Elpaal
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)