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Shemer

Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary

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From this man's name Samaria derived its name. (See 1 Kings 16:24) The name itself should seem to be taken from Shamar, thorn; but is reported to have been a very lovely mountain.

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Hawker, Robert D.D. Entry for 'Shemer'. Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance and Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​pmd/​s/shemer.html. London. 1828.
 
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