Person Old Testament
Shimei
Shimei was a descendant of Judah through Mishma, mentioned in the genealogy of Judah's posterity. Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at 1 Chronicles 4:26.
Why it matters. Descendant of Judah through Mishma.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shimei
Shimei is listed in 1Ch.4.26-27 as a descendant of Judah through the line of Mishma. He is mentioned in the genealogy of Judah's posterity, along with his sons Hanan, Zaccur, and Shimei. The passage notes that Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, indicating that he had a large family. However, the text also states that his brothers did not have many children, suggesting that Shimei's lineage was more prominent or numerous compared to other branches of his family.
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.
Connections
No reviewed connections yet.
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
- Zaccur
Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.