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.
Hananiah
the [false] prophet, son of Azzur
Sample references (3 of 9)Open person recordElasah
son of Shaphan
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordGemariah
son of Hilkiah
Sample references (3 of 5)Open person recordHilkiah
son of Shallum and father of Azariah, stood on Ezra's right hand as he read from the Law
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordShaphan
father of Elasah
Sample references (3 of 4)Open person recordAhab
prophesied falsely
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordKolaiah
father of Ahab
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordMaaseiah
priest who had married a foreign wife, son of Harim
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordZedekiah
prophesied falsely, son of Maaseiah
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordShemaiah
the Nehelamite who prophesied a lie
Sample references (3 of 4)Open person recordJehoiada
the priest replaced by Shemaiah the Nehelamite
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordRachel
daughter of Laban and wife of Jacob
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordHanamel
son of Shallum, Jeremiah's cousin
Sample references (3 of 4)Open person recordShallum
father of Hanamel, Jeremiah's uncle
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordBaruch
scribe and friend (?) of Jeremiah
Sample references (3 of 21)Open person recordMahseiah
father of Neriah
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordNeriah
father of Baruch
Sample references (3 of 10)Open person recordAbraham
son of Terah
Explorer record: Abram
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordIsaac
son of Abraham and Sarah
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordHabazziniah
the Rechabite
Supporting ScriptureOpen 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