Urijah
Family: Judah · Role: prophet · First appears: Jeremiah 26
Urijah was a prophet of Judah and the son of Shemaiah of Kirjathjearim; in Jeremiah 26, he prophesied against the city and land in accordance with the words of Jeremiah. When Jehoiakim sought to kill him, Urijah fled to Egypt, but Jehoiakim sent Elnathan son of Achbor and others to bring him back. Jehoiakim then slew Urijah with the sword and cast his body into the graves of the common people.
Relationship record
Life events
- Urijah fled to Egypt after Jehoiakim sought to kill him.(Jeremiah 26 · 📍 Egypt)
- With: Jehoiakim
- “the king sought to put him to death: but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt;”
- Jehoiakim sent Elnathan and others to Egypt to bring Urijah back.(Jeremiah 26 · 📍 Egypt)
- Jehoiakim killed Urijah with the sword and cast his body among the common graves.(Jeremiah 26)
- With: Jehoiakim
- “who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.”
Jeremiah 26
- parent: Shemaiah “And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the LORD, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjathjearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah.”
- with Jeremiah (Urijah prophesied according to Jeremiah’s words.) “And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the LORD, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjathjearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah.”
- slayer: Jehoiakim “And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.”
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Extracted from the original text of The Prophets. Made with Rho MD.