Person

Shimei

also known as Shimi

Gender:: Male
Verse mentions:: 7

Shimei (also spelled Shimi) was a son of Gershon and grandson of Levi whose descendants formed a Levitical clan (Exodus 6:17; Numbers 3:18). Zechariah's vision of a future day of mourning singles out "the family of Shimei" among the Levites who will grieve apart (Zechariah 12:13).

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Parents 1

Gershon

Children 4

Beriah· father Jahath· father Jeush· father Zizah

Siblings 1

Laadan

Member of 1

Tribe of Levi

Appears in 7

Reference	Verse
Exodus 6:17	The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.
Numbers 3:18	And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.
1 Chronicles 6:17	And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.
1 Chronicles 23:7	Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
1 Chronicles 23:9	The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
1 Chronicles 23:10	And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
Zechariah 12:13	The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;

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