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Gemariah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1587

גְּמַרְיָ֫הוּ

ge.mar.yah — Gemariah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.29.3; son of: Hilkiah (H2518H); brother of: Azariah (H5838L) § Gemariah = "Jehovah has accomplished" 1) the son of Shaphan the scribe and father of Michaiah; one of the nobles of Judah who had a chamber in the temple from which Baruch read Jeremiah's alarming prophecy to all the people 2) the son of Hilkiah who bore Jeremiah's letter to the captive Jews

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2518

חִלְקִיָּהוּ

chil.qiy.yah — Hilkiah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.18.18; father of: Eliakim (H0471) § Hilkiah = "my portion is Jehovah" 1) father of Eliakim, an officer of Hezekiah 2) high priest in the reign of Josiah 3) a Merarite Levite, son of Amzi 4) another Merarite Levite, 2nd son of Hosah 5) one of those who stood on the right of Ezra when he read the law and probably a Levite and a priest 6) a priest of Anathoth, father of the prophet Jeremiah 7) father of Gemariah who was one of Zedekiah's envoys to Babylon

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4321

מִיכָֽיְהוּ

mi.kha.ye.hu — Micaiah

A prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.22.8; son of: Imlah (H3229) § Micah or Micaiah or Michaiah = "who is like God" 1) an Ephraimite during the period of the judges 2) son of Imlah and a prophet of Samaria who predicted the defeat and death of king Ahab of Israel 3) son of Gemariah in the time of Jeremiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H296

אֲחִיקָם

a.chi.qam — Ahikam

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.22.12; son of: Shaphan (H8227B); brother of: Elasah (H0501J) and Gemariah (H1587H); father of: Gedaliah (H1436B) § Ahikam = "my brother has risen (arisen)" 1) son of Shaphan, an officer in Josiah's reign 2) protector of Jeremiah 3) father of Gedaliah

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Historical dictionary entry

Jehovah has made perfect. (1.) The son of Shaphan, and one of the Levites of the temple in the time of Jehoiakim (Jer. 36:10; 2 Kings 22:12). Baruch read aloud to the people from Gemariah’s chamber, and again in the hearing of Gemariah and other scribes, the prophecies of Jeremiah (Jer. 36:11-20), which filled him with terror. He joined with others in entreating the king not to destroy the roll of the prophecies which Baruch had read (21-25). (2.) The son of Hilkiah, who accompanied Shaphan with the tribute-money from Zedekiah to Nebuchadnezzar, and was the bearer at the same time of a letter from Jeremiah to the Jewish captives at Babylon (Jer. 29:3, 4).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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