Jeremiah
Explore the people and evidence recorded for the book of Jeremiah. Entries follow their first cited passage in the selected text.
People recorded in this book 127
Recorded names may include people recalled from earlier stories. Each entry keeps its existing source identity.
Hilkiah
the high priest of King Josiah's reign (2KI 22:4, 2CH 34:9)
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordJeremiah
the prophet, son of Hilkiah
Sample references (3 of 115)Open person recordAmon
King of Judah and son of Manasseh
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordJosiah
prophesied son of the house of David, King of Judah and son of Amon
Recorded names: Josiah · King of Judah
Sample references (3 of 16)Open person recordLORD
Holy, Holy, Holy and too many others to fit here
Recorded names: LORD · Lord God · LORD God
Explorer record: God
The source combines God/LORD and Jesus mentions in one shared record. Names here come from the selected passages; the family tree labels that record Jesus.
Sample references (3 of 627)Open person recordJehoiakim
King of Judah, son of Josiah
Recorded names: Jehoiakim · King of Judah · King Jehoiakim
Explorer record: Eliakim
Sample references (3 of 22)Open person recordZedekiah
King of Judah, uncle of Jehoiachin
Recorded names: King of Judah · Zedekiah · King Zedekiah
Explorer record: Mattaniah
Sample references (3 of 55)Open person recordIsrael
second-born son of Isaac
Recorded names: Israel · Jacob · Jacob My servant
Explorer record: Jacob
Sample references (3 of 32)Open person recordJudah
fourth-born son of Jacob, son of Leah
Sample references (3 of 13)Open person recordBenjamin
twelfth-born son of Jacob and Rachel
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordEphraim
second son of Joseph
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordAmmon
son of Lot and forebear of the Ammonites
Explorer record: Ben-ammi
Sample references (3 of 8)Open person recordDavid
son of Jesse, King of Israel
Recorded names: David · David My servant
Sample references (3 of 14)Open person recordMoses
led Israel out of Egypt in the Exodus
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordSamuel
son of Elkanah and Hannah
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordHezekiah
King of Judah, son of Ahaz
Recorded names: Hezekiah · King of Judah
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordManasseh
King of Judah and son of Hezekiah
Recorded names: King of Judah · Manasseh
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordImmer
sixteenth-chosen priest for the twenty-four courses
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordPashhur
son (descendant?) of Immer, chief officer in the Temple
Recorded names: Pashhur · Magor-missabib
Sample references (3 of 4)Open person recordKing of Babylon
King of Babylon
Recorded names: King of Babylon · Nebuchadnezzar · My servant
Explorer record: Nebuchadnezzar
Sample references (3 of 88)Open person record
Events referenced in this book 9
Includes earlier events recalled in this book. Passage order and historical dates describe different aspects of the record.
Jeremiah's time as prophet began during the reign of Josiah
Begin · 627 BC · Derived in source chronology
Supporting ScriptureJeremiah's time as prophet ended during the reign of Zedekiah*
End · 586 BC · Approximate date
Supporting ScriptureJeremiah prophesies about Nebuchadnezzar
Prophesy · 605 BC · Derived in source chronology
Supporting ScriptureMicah's time as prophet ends*
End · 687 BC · Approximate date
Supporting ScriptureJudah's seventy-year exile in Babylon began
Begin · 586 BC · Derived in source chronology
Supporting ScriptureJudah's seventy-year exile in Babylon ended
End · 516 BC · Derived in source chronology
Supporting ScriptureBaruch records the scroll of Jeremiah chapter 31
Prophesy · 605 BC · Derived in source chronology
Supporting ScriptureJudah's fast during the month of Av (the ninth month)
Unique · 604 BC · Derived in source chronology
Supporting ScriptureEvil-merodach's reign as king over Babylon begins
Begin · 560 BC · Derived in source chronology
Supporting Scripture
Places linked through referenced events 2
Reviewed places associated with the cited events. These associations do not form a complete list of places mentioned in the book or prove that every supporting verse names the place.
Anathoth
Location confidence: medium · approximate
Supporting event evidence- Via Jeremiah's time as prophet began during the reign of Josiah · Association confidence: medium
- Via Jeremiah's time as prophet began during the reign of Josiah · Association confidence: medium
Jerusalem
Location confidence: high · point
Supporting event evidence- Via Judah's fast during the month of Av (the ninth month) · Association confidence: high
- Via Judah's fast during the month of Av (the ninth month) · Association confidence: high




