Gemariah
1. Hilkiah’s son and emissary to Nebuchadnezzar from King Zedekiah. He carried Jeremiah’s letter to the exiles in Babylon (Jer 29:3).
2. Son of Shaphan the scribe. In the temple chamber of Gemariah, Baruch read Jeremiah’s scroll (Jer 36:10–12, 25).
People and places
Gemariah: Son of Shaphan; official during Jehoiakim's reign; opposed burning scroll Gemariah: Son of Hilkiah; messenger sent by Zedekiah to Nebuchadnezzar