Shemida

Descendant of Manasseh

Also known as: Shemida

The conquestLeaderc. 1400 BC

Shemida was a son of Gilead and a descendant of Manasseh, the son of Joseph. He was a clan leader in the tribe of Manasseh and received land when Canaan was distributed among the tribes of Israel. His descendants formed the Shemidaites clan.

Family

FatherGilead SiblingJeezer SiblingHelek SiblingAsriel SiblingShechem SiblingHeber (a Kenite, the husband of Jael)ChildAchan ChildShechem ChildLikhi ChildAniam

Key events

Mentioned in the Genealogy of Manasseh

Shemida is listed as one of the sons of Gilead in the tribe of Manasseh, and his descendants are recorded as a distinct clan.

Num 26:32 Show in context →

32from Shemida, the Shemidaite clan; from Hepher, the Hepherite clan.

וּשְׁמִידָ֕ע מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַשְּׁמִידָעִ֑י וְחֵ֕פֶר מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽחֶפְרִֽי׃ ‬

Land Allocation to Manasseh

The descendants of Shemida received their share of the inheritance when Joshua divided Canaan among the tribes of Israel. The male descendants received their allotted portion.

Josh 17:2 Show in context →

2The rest of the descendants of Manasseh received land by their clans: the sons of Abiezer, the sons of Helek, the sons of Asriel, the sons of Shechem, the sons of Hepher, and the sons of Shemida. These were the male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph, by their clans.

וַ֠יְהִי לִבְנֵ֨י מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה הַנּוֹתָרִים֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לִבְנֵ֨י אֲבִיעֶ֜זֶר וְלִבְנֵי־חֵ֗לֶק וְלִבְנֵ֤י אַשְׂרִיאֵל֙ וְלִבְנֵי־שֶׁ֔כֶם וְלִבְנֵי־חֵ֖פֶר וְלִבְנֵ֣י שְׁמִידָ֑ע אֵ֠לֶּה בְּנֵ֨י מְנַשֶּׁ֧ה בֶֿן־יוֹסֵ֛ף הַזְּכָרִ֖ים לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃ ‬

Shemida's Sons in the Books of Chronicles

In 1 Chronicles, Shemida's sons are named: Achian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam, documenting his descendants within the tribe of Manasseh.

1 Chr 7:19 Show in context →

19The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

וַיִּהְי֖וּ בְּנֵ֣י שְׁמִידָ֑ע אַחְיָ֣ן וָשֶׁ֔כֶם וְלִקְחִ֖י וַאֲנִיעָֽם׃ פ ‬

Part of Manasseh's Western Inheritance

The Shemida clan was among the male descendants of Manasseh who received inheritances west of the Jordan, unlike those who settled east of the Jordan.

Josh 17:1 Show in context →

1A lot also fell to the tribe of Manasseh, since he was Joseph's firstborn. Machir, Manasseh's firstborn and the father of Gilead, received Gilead and Bashan, because he was a man of war.

וַיְהִ֤י הַגּוֹרָל֙ לְמַטֵּ֣ה מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה כִּי־ה֖וּא בְּכ֣וֹר יוֹסֵ֑ף לְמָכִיר֩ בְּכ֨וֹר מְנַשֶּׁ֜ה אֲבִ֣י הַגִּלְעָ֗ד כִּ֣י ה֤וּא הָיָה֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִלְחָמָ֔ה וֽ͏ַיְהִי־ל֖וֹ הַגִּלְעָ֥ד וְהַבָּשָֽׁן׃ ‬

Josh 17:2 Show in context →

Josh 17:3 Show in context →

3Now Zelophehad son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, had no sons, only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

וְלִצְלָפְחָד֩ בֶּן־חֵ֨פֶר בֶּן־גִּלְעָ֜ד בֶּן־מָכִ֣יר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה לֹא־הָ֥יוּ ל֛וֹ בָּנִ֖ים כִּ֣י אִם־בָּנ֑וֹת וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ שְׁמ֣וֹת בְּנֹתָ֔יו מַחְלָ֣ה וְנֹעָ֔ה חָגְלָ֥ה מִלְכָּ֖ה וְתִרְצָֽה׃ ‬

Recorded in Israel's Genealogical Registers

Shemida was included in the official genealogical registers as an important clan leader, confirming his descendants' rights in the promised land.

1 Chr 7:18 Show in context →

18His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.

וַאֲחֹת֖וֹ הַמֹּלֶ֑כֶת יָלְדָה֙ אֶת־אִישְׁה֔וֹד וְאֶת־אֲבִיעֶ֖זֶר וְאֶת־מַחְלָֽה׃ ‬