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Pashur

(Encyclopedia)Pashur pāˈshər [key], in the Bible. 1 Official who mistreated Jeremiah. 2 Messenger to Jeremiah from the king. He is probably the ancestor of a post-Exilic priestly family. ...

Gedaliah

(Encyclopedia)Gedaliah gĕdəlīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of Jeremiah's protector Ahikam and guardian under Nebuchadnezzar of the Jews who were exempt from the Captivity. He was treacherously murdered, and th...

Baruch, book of the Septuagint and of the Apocrypha

(Encyclopedia)Baruch, early Jewish book included in the Septuagint, but not included in the Hebrew Bible and placed in the Apocrypha in the Authorized Version. It is named for a Jewish prince Baruch (fl. 600 b.c.),...

Hanameel

(Encyclopedia)Hanameel hānămˈēĕl, hănˈəmēl [key], in the Bible, son of Jeremiah's uncle Shallum. ...

Jerahmeel

(Encyclopedia)Jerahmeel jēräˈmēĕl [key]. In the Bible, prince commanded by Jehoiakim to imprison Jeremiah. ...

Ahikam

(Encyclopedia)Ahikam əhīˈkəm [key], in the Bible, protector of Jeremiah and the father of Gedaliah. ...

Abdeel

(Encyclopedia)Abdeel ăbˈdēĕl [key], in the Bible, father of the Shelemiah sent to arrest Baruch and Jeremiah. ...

Irijah

(Encyclopedia)Irijah īrīˈjə [key], in the Bible, captain who detained Jeremiah on a false accusation in Jerusalem. ...

Gemariah

(Encyclopedia)Gemariah gĕmərīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 Jewish noble favorable to Jeremiah and Baruch. 2 Envoy to Nebuchadnezzar. ...

Magor-missabib

(Encyclopedia)Magor-missabib māˈgôr-mĭsˈəbĭb [key], in the Bible, name given by Jeremiah to the man who put him in the stocks. ...

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