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Baruch ben Neriah (Hebrew: בָּרוּךְ בֶּן־נֵרִיָּה Bārūḵ ben Nērīyyā; c. 6th century BC) was the scribe, disciple, secretary, and devoted friend of the Biblical prophet Jeremiah. He is traditionally credited with authoring the Book of Baruch.
Baruch’s appearances in Jeremiah highlight his vital role as Jeremiah’s scribe, confidant, and even the prophet’s representative while Jeremiah was in prison. Baruch was committed to God’s word and the man Jeremiah through incredible challenges and hardships.
The most well-known Baruch in the Bible is the scribe and perhaps servant of Jeremiah the prophet. As Jeremiah received messages from the Lord, he dictated them to Baruch, who wrote them down. What is at issue in the book of Jeremiah is Jeremiah’s pronouncement that the king of Babylon would be victorious against Israel.
As Jeremiah's scribe, Baruch was aware of God's promised protection to the prophet during those turbulent times, recorded in Jeremiah 1:17-19. Baruch mistakenly thought he could leverage his position as Jeremiah's scribe to aggrandize himself.
A Message to Baruch. 45 When Baruch son of Neriah wrote on a scroll the words Jeremiah the prophet dictated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, Jeremiah said this to Baruch: 2 “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch: 3 You said, ‘Woe to me!
Son of Neriah and brother of Seraiah, chamberlain to Zedekiah (Jer 51:59); amanuensis and devoted friend of Jeremiah (Jer 32:12; 36:10). He first appeared as a scribe taking Jeremiah’s dictation in the year 605/4 b.c. when Jehoiakim was king of Judah, and when Nebuchadnezzar, rising rapidly in Neo-Babylon, defeated Egypt at Carchemish and ...
In biblical literature: Baruch …the Septuagint, is attributed to Baruch, secretary to the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah (7th–6th century bce). It was Baruch who read Jeremiah’s letter to the exiles in Babylon. After hearing his words, the Jews repented and confessed their sins. The first part of the book of Baruch (1:1–3, 8), containing…
Baruch. 1. The son of Neriah, of a distinguished family in the tribe of Judah. He was the faithful friend of Jeremiah. About 605 B. C. he wrote down, from the lips of Jeremiah, all the divine messages to that prophet, and subsequently read them to the people, and again to certain princes.
Baruch whose name means "blessed," was Jeremiah's friend, scribe, and disciple. Like Jeremiah, Baruch was a faithful servant of God. He helped Jeremiah purchase a field from one of the prophet's relatives.
Then Jeremiah called Baruch — Baruch was the most faithful disciple of this prophet: he served him as long as he lived in the capacity of his secretary, and never left him till his death. And Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words, &c.