Hanamel
Hanamel, Jeremiah's cousin, sold a field to the prophet as a sign of future restoration during the Babylonian siege.
MaleDivided Monarchy eraOld Testament1 book5 verses
Summary
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jeremiah 32:7; only referred to as Hanamel (חֲנַמְאֵל); a son of Shallum.
Glossary entries
Family members
- Father
Alternative names
- חֲנַמְאֵלHanamel
Mentions
Includes 1 verse that refer to Hanamel without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.
- Behold! Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, is coming to you to say, ‘Buy for yourself my field in Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it.’
- Then, as the LORD had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and urged me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for you own the right of inheritance and redemption. Buy it for yourself.’” Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD.
- So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out seventeen shekels of silver.
- …and I gave this deed to Baruch son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the sight of my cousin Hanamel and the witnesses who were signing the purchase agreement and all the Jews sitting in the courtyard of the guard.
- Jeremiah 32:13Referred to, not namedIn their sight I instructed Baruch,