שֶׁמַע

Shema = &quot hear&quot , a Reubenite, son of Joel, father of Azaz, and grandfather of Bela, a Judaite, son of Hebron and father of Raham, a Benjamite, son of Elpaal who along with his brother Beriah were heads of their fathers houses in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath. Probably the same as &#39 Shimhi&#39 , an Israelite who stood on the right hand of Ezra as he read the Law to the people