Person Old Testament
Shemida
Also known as Shemidaite
Shemida, a son of Gilead and great-grandson of Manasseh, who was the ancestor of the Shemidaite clan. Mentioned in 3 verses across 3 books, first at Numbers 26:32.
Why it matters. Son of Gilead, great-grandson of Manasseh
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shemida
Shemida was a son of Gilead and a great-grandson of Manasseh, as mentioned in Num.26.32, Jos.17.2, and 1Ch.7.19. He was one of the descendants of Joseph through Manasseh, and his clan, the Shemidaites, is listed among the families of Manasseh who received an inheritance in the Promised Land. In the census conducted in the plains of Moab (Numbers 26), the Shemidaites are counted among the clans of Manasseh. Shemida's descendants are also mentioned in the context of the division of the land under Joshua (Jos.17.2), where they are allocated a portion of the territory assigned to Manasseh. Beyond these genealogical and territorial references, no further details are provided about Shemida's life or his role in the history of Israel.
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
- Gilead
Appears in Scripture
Named in 3 verses across 3 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.