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JEREMIAH

(Heb. yirmĕyâ, yirmĕyāhû)

1. A man from Libnah, the grandfather of Jehoahaz and Zedekiah, kings of Judah (2 Kgs. 23:31; 24:18). Jeremiah’s daughter Hamutal was the wife of King Josiah.

2. The head of a clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh (1 Chr. 5:24). He is described as a warrior and a famous man.

3. One of the mighty Benjaminite warriors who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:4[MT 5]). He could shoot arrows and sling stones with either hand.

4-5. Two mighty, experienced Gadite warriors who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:10, 13[11, 14]). Both were experts with shield and sword and are described in language stereotypical of military heroes.

6. A priest who signed the covenant along with Nehemiah the governor (Neh. 10:2[3]).

7. A priest who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Neh. 12:1), evidently identified with the priestly house named in v. 12.

8. One of the administrative officials of Judah who comprised the two great choirs at the dedication of the Jerusalem wall under Nehemiah (Neh. 12:34).

9. A prophet from Anathoth, whose ministry is recorded in the book of Jeremiah; son of Hilkiah (Jer. 1:1).

10. The father of Jaazaniah, a Rechabite living in Jerusalem at the time of the prophet Jeremiah (Jer. 35:3).

Gary W. Light

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JEREMIAH

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)