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Jeremiah

Type Figure Region Levant Time c. -650–-570 Also known as Jeremiah

Jeremiah, a major Hebrew prophet active in the Kingdom of Judah from the late 7th to early 6th century BCE (traditionally c.…

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  1. c. -627–-609Jerusalem · JudahCalled in the thirteenth year of Josiah's reign, he delivered messages amid the religious reform, denouncing idolatry and social injustice and prophesying that Judah would face judgment if it did not obey.
  2. c. -605–-586Jerusalem · JudahThrough the reigns of Jehoiakim and Zedekiah he continued prophesying a Babylonian invasion and the temple's destruction, opposing reliance on Egypt, and was repeatedly imprisoned and persecuted; after Jerusalem fell in 586 BCE he witnessed the temple's destruction.
  3. c. -586–-570Tahpanhes · Lower EgyptAfter the fall of Jerusalem he was taken to Egypt by the remnant of Judah, continuing to prophesy at Tahpanhes and elsewhere, denouncing the exiles' illusions of Egyptian aid and delivering messages of hope concerning a new covenant.

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