Shema Of the many prayers now constituting the Jewish ritual, the Shema, so called from the first word, שׁמִע, i.e. hear, occurring in it, was the only really fixed form of daily prayer which is mentioned at an early period. Being a kind of confession of faith, every Israelite was to repeat it morning and evening. The Shema itself consists of three passages from the Pentateuch:
1. Shema Israel (Deuteronomy 6:4-9);
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Author: McClintock and Strong Cyclopedia
Keywords: Shema Yisrael, Shema Israel, Shema, Shma, Shemah, Shemma, Shemmah, Hear Oh Israel, Hear Israel, One God, Lord our God is one, Hear Israel the Lord our God is one, Hear Oh Israel the Lord our God is one, Monotheism, Jewish monotheism
Bible reference(s): Ex 20:3, Ex 22:20, Exo 34:14, Deu 5:7, Deuteronomy 6:4-5, Deu 11:13, Num 15:41, Mark 12:29-30, Mar 12:32, Joh 17:3, 1Co 8:6, 1Co 8:4, Gal 3:20, 1Ti 2:5, Jam 2:19
Source: John McClintock and James Strong, Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature.
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