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Jeremiah was the son of Hilkiah, a priest from the land of Benjamin in the village of Anathoth. [12] The difficulties he encountered, as described in the books of Jeremiah and Lamentations, have prompted scholars to refer to him as "the weeping prophet". [13]
The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: [9] This verse is an "editorial introduction" which is reasonably comprehensive as it contains the prophet's "name, family, status and place of origin," and more complete than most books of prophets. [1]
Azaryah and Hanan, sons of Hilkiah, both held a sacerdotal function in the Temple of Jerusalem. [10] In the late roster of high priests referred to in 1 Chronicles (6:13, 9:11), Azaryah IV was the successor of Hilkiah in this function and probably his eldest son, while his other son, Hanan, served by his side as a priest.
Eliakim, son of Hilkiah Eliakim ( Hebrew : אֶלְיָקִים , romanized : Elyāqim , Greek : Ελιακιμ , Latin : Eliachim [ 1 ] ) was the son of Hilkiah . He succeeded Shebna to become royal steward or prime minister for King Hezekiah of Judah , according to the Hebrew Bible .
The latter appears not to be the same Gemariah named as a son of Hilkiah in Jeremiah 29:3. [5] Assuming it is the same Shaphan, he also had a son named Jaazaniah, who is among the idol worshippers depicted in the vision of Ezekiel described in Ezekiel 8:11.
The Book of Jeremiah (Hebrew: ספר יִרְמְיָהוּ) is the second of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible, and the second of the Prophets in the Christian Old Testament. [1] The superscription at chapter Jeremiah 1:1–3 identifies the book as "the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah". [1]
The letter was sent by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Babylon, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, saying, [10] "Elasah the son of Shaphan" is likely a brother of Ahikam who is symphatetic to Jeremiah (Jeremiah 26:24). [8]
The Ethiopian Ebedmelech obtains Jeremiah's release from prison (6). Jeremiah is again commanded to deliver God's message to the king, then arrested and imprisoned (7-11). Ebedmelech intervenes a second time to free Jeremiah from a pit of mire (12). The king and people continue in sin and a punishment is chosen (12-15).