Shelemiah

Family: Judah · Role: father of Jucal · First appears: Jeremiah 37

In Jeremiah 37, Shelemiah is named as the father of Jehucal, whom King Zedekiah sent with Zephaniah to the prophet Jeremiah to pray for the people. He is also identified as the son of Hananiah and the father of Irijah, a captain of the ward.

By Jeremiah 38, Shelemiah is again named as the father of Jucal, who heard Jeremiah’s words to the people alongside Shephatiah, Gedaliah, and Pashur.

Relationship record

Jeremiah 37

• child: Jehucal (parent->child) “And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us.”
• parent: Hananiah (parent->child) “a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah”
• child: Irijah (parent->child) “a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah”

Jeremiah 38

• child: Jucal “Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying,”

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Extracted from the original text of The Prophets. Made with Rho MD.