Book of Shemaiah the Prophet
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The Book of Shemaiah the Prophet is one of the lost books of the Old Testament
. It was probably written by the Biblical Prophet Shemaiah
, who lived at the time of Rehoboam
. The book is described at . The passage reads: "Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually."
This text is sometimes called Shemaiah the Prophet or The Acts of Shemaiah the Prophet.http://www.apologeticspress.org/articles/42
Non-canonical books referenced in the Bible
The non-canonical books in this article include Biblical apocrypha and Deuterocanonical books , Pseudepigrapha, writings from Hellenistic and other non-Biblical cultures, and lost works of known or unknown status...
. It was probably written by the Biblical Prophet Shemaiah
Shemaiah (prophet)
Shemaiah was a prophet in the reign of Rehoboam . He is venerated as a saint in the liturgical calendar of the Eastern Orthodox Church on January 8.He is best known for two events:...
, who lived at the time of Rehoboam
Rehoboam
Rehoboam was initially king of the United Monarchy of Israel but after the ten northern tribes of Israel rebelled in 932/931 BC to form the independent Kingdom of Israel he was king of the Kingdom of Judah, or southern kingdom. He was a son of Solomon and a grandson of David...
. The book is described at . The passage reads: "Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually."
This text is sometimes called Shemaiah the Prophet or The Acts of Shemaiah the Prophet.http://www.apologeticspress.org/articles/42