Shimei
Also called Shimi
Mentioned 1699–486 BC traditional (Jones)
Son of Gershon. Mentioned in 7 verses, first in Exodus 6:17.
Compiled from the tagged verses.
- The 26th generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
- Mentioned in the era of the Judges, 1450–1051 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Laadan, Gershon, Beriah, Haran, Haziel, Jahath, Jeush, and Shelomith.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
Two generations up and the children. Gold lines join partners; grey lines run from parent to child; a dotted line marks a parent named in the text but not by descent.
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Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 2002–183 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 6 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
7 tagged verses in 4 books. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Shimei 47Shimi 0 |
| KJV | Shimei 42Shimi 1 |
| ASV | Shimei 44Shimi 0 |
Whole-word, case-sensitive count of the name string (regex \bName\b, so possessives like "Abraham's" count) across the whole Bible text of each translation; this counts the string, not the person, so other people who share the name are included and pronoun references are not. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 7 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Exodus1 verse
- 6:17
The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei, by their clans.
Numbers1 verse
- 3:18
These were the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei.
1 Chronicles4 verses
- 6:17
These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
- 23:7
The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
- 23:9
The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan.
- 23:10
And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.
Zechariah1 verse
- 12:13
the clan of the house of Levi and their wives, the clan of Shimei and their wives,