Ahikam
Family: Judah · Role: protector · First appears: Jeremiah 26
In Jeremiah 26, Ahikam, son of Shaphan, stood with Jeremiah and protected him from being handed over to the people for execution: “Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.”
By Jeremiah 39, Ahikam was identified as the father of Gedaliah. Jeremiah was taken from the prison court and entrusted to Gedaliah, “that he should carry him home,” after which he dwelt among the people.
Relationship record
Life events
- Ahikam protected Jeremiah from being handed over to the people for execution.(Jeremiah 26)
Jeremiah 26
- parent: Shaphan “Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.”
- ward: Jeremiah “Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.”
- with Jeremiah (Ahikam protected Jeremiah from being put to death.) “Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.”
Jeremiah 39
- child: Gedaliah “Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.”
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Extracted from the original text of The Prophets. Made with Rho MD.