Sham'mai
[many Sham'mai] (Heb. Shammay', שִׁמִּי, desolate; Sept. 1Ch 2:28 Σαμμαϊv; but ver. 32 Α᾿χισαμμά [combining Ahi with Shammai]; ver. 44 Σεμαά; 4:17 Σεμμαϊv, v.r. Σαμμαά, Σαμαϊv, Σεμεϊv), the name of three men.
1. The elder of two sons of Onam, of the tribe of Judah (1Ch 2:28,32). B.C. cir. 1618.
2. Son of Rekem and father (founder) of Maon, of the tribe of Judah (1Ch 2:44-45). B.C. post 1618.
3. Sixth child of Ezra, of the tribe of Judah, by a first wife (1Ch 4:17). B.C. post 1618. He was possibly the same called Shimon (q.v.) in ver. 20. "Rabbi D. Kimchi conjectures that these were the children of Mered by his Egyptian wife Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh. SEE MERED. The Sept. makes Jether the father of all three. The tradition in the Quoest. in Libr. Paral. identifies Shammai with Moses, and Ishbah with Aaron."
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More