«And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, / And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baalmeon: / And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.»

«And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.»

«And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.»

«And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.»

«The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof: / Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath: / And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth, / And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader, / And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah; / And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber, / Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal; / And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi, / And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel, / And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi; / And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel, / And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, / And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah, / And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak; / And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah, / And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.»