Gemariah
Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, was an official during King Jehoiakim's reign who opposed the burning of Jeremiah's scroll.
The name Gemariah means “accomplishment or perfection of the Lord”
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Summary
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jeremiah 36:10; only referred to as Gemariah (גְּמַרְיָ֫הוּ); son of Shaphan; a brother of Ahikam and Elasah; father of Micaiah.
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Alternative names
- גְּמַרְיָ֫הוּGemariah
Mentions
- From the chamber of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, which was in the upper courtyard at the opening of the New Gate of the house of the LORD, Baruch read from the scroll the words of Jeremiah in the hearing of all the people.
- When Micaiah son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, heard all the words of the LORD from the scroll,
- …he went down to the scribe’s chamber in the king’s palace, where all the officials were sitting: Elishama the scribe, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials.
- Even though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.