Jeremiah person
Hilkiah
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People
also: Hilkiah
Hilkiah is named as the father of Jeremiah and of Gemariah in the book of Jeremiah.
Hilkiah in the Bible is the father of Jeremiah and Gemariah, named in the book of Jeremiah. The opening verse identifies Jeremiah as “son of Hilkiah” and places Jeremiah among priests living in Anathoth in Benjamin (Jeremiah 1:1).
Later, a letter is sent by Gemariah son of Hilkiah, alongside Eleasah son of Shaphan; the passage names Gemariah in connection with Zedekiah king of Judah’s dispatch to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon (Jeremiah 29:3). Hilkiah is named in at least 2 verses across 1 book.
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Jeremiah 1:1
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