Person Old Testament
Shoham
Shoham was a Merarite Levite belonging to the family of Jaaziah during the organization of the Levitical service. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 24:27.
Why it matters. Merarite Levite of the family of Jaaziah.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shoham
Shoham is mentioned in 1Ch.24.27 as a member of the Merarite Levite family of Jaaziah. This passage describes the organization of the Levitical service during the reign of King David. The Levites were divided into various clans and assigned specific duties in the tabernacle and, later, in the temple. Shoham is listed among the descendants of Merari, one of the three main branches of the Levites. The mention of Shoham in this context suggests that he and his family were involved in the Levitical service, although no specific role or responsibility is mentioned in the text.
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
- Jaaziah
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)