the name given to a false prophet Shemaiah, who went with the captives to Babylon ( Jeremiah 29:24Jeremiah 29:31Jeremiah 29:32 ). The origin of the name is unknown. It is rendered in the marg, "dreamer."
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. "Entry for Nehelamite". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .
Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names. Public Domain. Copy freely.
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary Bibliography InformationHitchcock, Roswell D. "Entry for 'Nehelamite'". "An Interpreting Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names". . New York, N.Y., 1869.