Person Old Testament
Shimei
Shimei was a Levite of the family of Merari, mentioned in the genealogy of the Levites. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 6:29.
Why it matters. Levite of the family of Merari.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shimei
Shimei is mentioned in 1Ch.6.29 as part of the genealogy of the Levites, specifically within the family of Merari. The Merarites were one of the three main divisions of the Levites, along with the Kohathites and Gershonites. As a Levite, Shimei would have had duties related to the tabernacle or temple service, although his specific role is not detailed in the text. The genealogy in this chapter focuses on tracing the lineage of the Levites and their respective families.
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)