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Notes
a large one that King Asa had made: See 2 Chronicles 16:1–6. That passage does not mention cisterns, but storing water and grain would have needed them. Several cisterns have been found in the city's ruins.
Events
- Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC
Parallels
People
Asa: King of Judah, son of Abijah; father of Jehoshaphat Baasha: Third king of Israel who ruled for 24 years Gedaliah: Appointed governor of Judah by Babylonians; assassinated by Ishmael Ishmael: Assassinated Gedaliah the governor; led captives to Ammon Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Nethaniah: Father of Ishmael
Glossary
Ahikam Ammon, Ammonites Book of Jeremiah Cistern Ishmael Kareah Nethaniah
Topics
Ahikam: Son of Shaphan Baasha: King of Israel Gedaliah: Governor Appointed by Nebucbadnezzar After Carrying the Jews Into Captivity: Killed by Ishmael Ishmael: Assassinated Gedaliah, Governor of Judah Under King of Babylon, and Takes Many Jews Captive Mizpah: Temporarily the Capitol of the Country After the People of Israel had been Carried Away Captive Nethaniah: Father of Ishmael Prophecies Concerning Israel: Ishmael Seeks to Betray the People to the Ammonites Shiloh: City of Ephraim, North of Beth-El: Devoted Men From, Killed by Ishmael