Shemaiah (other)
Shemaiah, a name which in Hebrew ( ''shema-Ya'') means "God heard", may refer to: * Shmaya (tanna), rabbinic sage who was leader of the Pharisees in the 1st century BC * Any of several people in the Bible; see List of people named Shemaiah in the Bible * Shemaiah (exilarch), alleged exilarch mentioned in the Seder Olam Zutta, probably sometime in the early 2nd century BC * Shemaiah of Sossoines, an 11th century rabbi, one of the prime disciples of Rashi See also * Shema (other) Shema or Shema Yisrael is the central Jewish prayer. Shema may also refer to: *Shema, variant name for Shama, Ghana *Shema, videogame character in Quest for Glory ''Quest for Glory'' is a series of hybrid adventure game, adventure/role-playin ...

Shmaya (tanna)
Shemaiah (, ''Šəmaʿyā''; , ''Samaíās''), or Shmaya (in Modern Hebrew) was a rabbinic sage in the early pre-Mishnaic era who lived at the same time as Abtalion. They are known as one of the '' zugot'' ("couples"): ''Shemaiah and Abtalion''; Shemaiah holding the title of '' nasi'', whilst Abtalion holding the office of Av Beit Din. Biography Abtalion and Shemaiah were converts to Judaism or the descendants of converts; by tradition they were descended from King Sennacherib of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Despite this, they were influential and beloved. The ''Talmud'' relates that once, when the high priest was being escorted home from the Temple by the people, at the close of a Day of Atonement, the crowd deserted him upon the approach of Abtalion and Shemaiah and followed them. However, Graetz has argued that neither Shemaiah nor Abtalion was of Gentile descent, although both were Alexandrians. According to the Mishnah, both Shemaiah and Abtalion studied Torah under Simeon ...
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List Of People Named Shemaiah In The Bible
Shemaiah is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible (Hebrew: שמעיה ''shemayah'' "God Heard"): *a Levite in the time of David, who with 200 of his relatives took part in the bringing up of the ark from Obed-edom to Hebron (I Chronicles 15:8) *the eldest son of Obed-edom (I Chronicles 26:4-8) *Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a scribe mentioned as active at the death of David (I Chronicles 24:6) * Shemaiah, a prophet in the reign of Rehoboam (I Kings 12:22-24; II Chronicles 11:2-4; 12:5) *one of the Levites whom Jehoshaphat appointed to teach the law (II Chronicles 17:8) *Shemaiah, the father of Shimri, listed as a Simeonite five generations before the reign of Hezekiah (I Chronicles 4:37) *Shemaiah son of Jeduthun, a Levite in the time of Hezekiah (II Chronicles 29:14) *a Levite appointed to "distribute the oblations of the Lord" during the reign of Hezekiah (II Chronicles 31:15) *a Levite in the time of Josiah (II Chronicles 35:9) *the father of Urijah the prophet (Jeremiah ...
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Shemaiah (exilarch)
Shemaiah, a name which in Hebrew ( ''shema-Ya'') means "God heard", may refer to: * Shmaya (tanna), rabbinic sage who was leader of the Pharisees in the 1st century BC * Any of several people in the Bible; see List of people named Shemaiah in the Bible * Shemaiah (exilarch), alleged exilarch mentioned in the Seder Olam Zutta, probably sometime in the early 2nd century BC * Shemaiah of Sossoines, an 11th century rabbi, one of the prime disciples of Rashi See also * Shema (other) Shema or Shema Yisrael is the central Jewish prayer. Shema may also refer to: *Shema, variant name for Shama, Ghana *Shema, videogame character in Quest for Glory ''Quest for Glory'' is a series of hybrid adventure game, adventure/role-playin ...

Seder Olam Zutta
Seder Olam Zutta (Hebrew: ) is an anonymous chronicle from 803 CE, called "Zuta" (= "smaller," or "younger") to distinguish it from the older ''Seder Olam Rabbah.'' This work is based upon, and to a certain extent completes and continues, the older aforementioned chronicle. It consists of two main parts: the first, comprising about three-fifths of the whole, deals with the chronology of the 50 generations from Adam to Jehoiakim (who, according to this chronicle, was the first of the Babylonian exilarch), the second deals with 39 generations of exilarchs, beginning with Jehoiachin and going until the 9th century CE. Contents The authorial intention of this work was to demonstrate that the Babylonian exilarchs were direct descendants of David, King of Israel, through a cascading genealogy. From Genesis to the Exile After a short introduction, taken from the ''Seder Olam Rabbah'', giving the general chronology from Adam to the destruction of the Second Temple (a period of 3,828 ...
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Shemaiah Of Sossoines
Shemaiah, a name which in Hebrew ( ''shema-Ya'') means "God heard", may refer to: * Shmaya (tanna), rabbinic sage who was leader of the Pharisees in the 1st century BC * Any of several people in the Bible; see List of people named Shemaiah in the Bible * Shemaiah (exilarch), alleged exilarch mentioned in the Seder Olam Zutta, probably sometime in the early 2nd century BC * Shemaiah of Sossoines, an 11th century rabbi, one of the prime disciples of Rashi See also * Shema (other) Shema or Shema Yisrael is the central Jewish prayer. Shema may also refer to: *Shema, variant name for Shama, Ghana *Shema, videogame character in Quest for Glory ''Quest for Glory'' is a series of hybrid adventure game, adventure/role-playin ...

Rashi
Shlomo Yitzchaki (; ; ; 13 July 1105) was a French rabbi who authored comprehensive commentaries on the Talmud and Hebrew Bible. He is commonly known by the List of rabbis known by acronyms, Rabbinic acronym Rashi (). Born in Troyes, Rashi studied Torah studies in Worms, Germany, Worms under German rabbi Yaakov ben Yakar and French rabbi Isaac ben Eliezer Halevi, both of whom were pupils of the famed scholar Gershom ben Judah. After returning to Troyes, Rashi joined the , began answering Halakha, halakhic questions and later served as the 's head after the death of Zerach ben Abraham. Rashi is generally considered a leading biblical exegete in the Middle Ages. Acclaimed for his ability to present the basic meaning of the text in a concise and lucid fashion, Rashi's commentaries appeal to both learned scholars and beginning students, and his works remain a centerpiece of contemporary Torah study. A large fraction of rabbinic literature published since the Middle Ages discusses Ra ...
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