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The core Jewish statement of faith — 'Hear, O Israel: the LORD our God, the LORD is one'
lightbulbSh'MA — Hebrew for 'Hear!' The first word of Israel's most important prayer: 'Hear, O Israel'
6 mentions across 4 books
From the Hebrew word meaning 'hear' — it's the first word of Deuteronomy 6:4, the foundational creed of Jewish faith. Observant Jews recite it twice a day. When a scribe asked Jesus what the greatest commandment was, Jesus quoted the Shema and connected it to the command to love your neighbor. It's the bedrock of monotheism — one God, total devotion.
Shema appears here as a personal name within Caleb's genealogy — a man who fathered Raham, his name sharing the word for the foundational Jewish declaration of faith but used here as a family identifier.
Shaharaim's Moab Expansion1 Chronicles 8:8-13Shema appears here not as the Jewish declaration of faith but as the name of a Benjaminite clan leader who, with Beriah, drove out the inhabitants of Gath — a warrior name preserved in the genealogical record.
The Shema lifestyle is described here in its fullest practical expression — not just a creed to recite but a total-environment approach to keeping God's word ever-present in body, home, schedule, and conversation.
The One Rule to Rule Them AllThe Shema is introduced as the theological centerpiece of the entire chapter — the foundational Jewish declaration about God's oneness that anchors everything Moses is about to teach.