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Jeremiah: family and scribe

Shallum is Jeremiah’s uncle and Hanamel’s father. Baruch writes down Jeremiah’s words.

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In focusJeremiah the prophet
  • Hilkiah, father of Jeremiah Hilkiah is the father of Jeremiah the prophet.
    Source: Jeremiah 1:1
    The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
    Read Jeremiah 1:1
  • Shallum, Jeremiah’s uncle Shallum is an uncle of Jeremiah the prophet.
    Source: Jeremiah 32:6; Jeremiah 32:7
    And Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
    Read Jeremiah 32:6
    Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is thine to buy it.
    Read Jeremiah 32:7
  • Baruch, son of Neriah Baruch wrote down the words of Jeremiah the prophet.
    Source: Jeremiah 36:4
    Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book.
    Read Jeremiah 36:4

Bible edition: King James Version

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  • Hilkiah is the father of Jeremiah the prophet.
    Source: Jeremiah 1:1
    The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
    Read Jeremiah 1:1
  • Shallum is an uncle of Jeremiah the prophet.
    Source: Jeremiah 32:6; Jeremiah 32:7
    And Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
    Read Jeremiah 32:6
    Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is thine to buy it.
    Read Jeremiah 32:7
  • Shallum is the father of Hanamel.
    Source: Jeremiah 32:7
    Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is thine to buy it.
    Read Jeremiah 32:7
  • Baruch wrote down the words of Jeremiah the prophet.
    Source: Jeremiah 36:4
    Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book.
    Read Jeremiah 36:4

A question to carry into your reading

Baruch writes down Jeremiah’s words when the work is hard and unwelcome. Who stands with you when doing the right thing costs something?

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Selected relationship data adapted from BibleData, Brady Stephenson (CC BY 4.0). Reviewed, translated and supplemented with Scripture references.