Person Old Testament
Sismai
Also known as Sismai =ESV, NIV; Sisamai =KJV
Sismai was a descendant of Judah through Jerahmeel, mentioned in the genealogy of Judah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 2:40.
Why it matters. Descendant of Judah through Jerahmeel.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Sismai
Sismai is mentioned in 1Ch.2.40 as a descendant of Judah through the line of Jerahmeel. He was the son of Eleasah and the father of Shallum. The genealogy in this passage traces the lineage of Jerahmeel, who was one of the sons of Hezron, a grandson of Judah. This genealogical record demonstrates the continued presence and development of the tribe of Judah, even through lesser-known branches of the family tree.
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)