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.
Jehucal
son of Shelemiah
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordHananiah
father of Shelemiah
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordIrijah
a captain of the guard
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordShelemiah
father of Irijah
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordJonathan
the scribe in whose house Jeremiah was jailed
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordGedaliah
son of Pashhur
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordJucal
son of Shelemiah
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordMalchijah
father of Pashhur and son of King Zedekiah
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordMattan
father of Shephatiah
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordPashhur
father of Gedaliah
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordPashhur
son of Malchijah
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordShelemiah
father of Jucal
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordShephatiah
son of Mattan
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordEbed-melech
the Ethiopian eunuch who spoke up for Jeremiah
Sample references (3 of 6)Open person recordNergal-sar-ezer
Babylonian official who sat in the Middle Gate of Jerusalem
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordNergal-sar-ezer
the Rab-mag [high official]
Recorded names: Nergal-sar-ezer · Rab-mag
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordSamgar-nebu
Babylonian official who sat in the Middle Gate of Jerusalem
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordSar-sekim
the Rab-saris [chief official]
Recorded names: Rab-saris · Sar-sekim
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordNebuzaradan
captain of the guard of the King of Babylon who took captives into exile
Sample references (3 of 12)Open person recordNebushazban
the Rab-saris [chief official]
Recorded names: Nebushazban · Rab-saris
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