Jerahmeel
The name Jerahmeel (Hebrew יְרַחְמְאֵל, Greek ιραμεηλ) appears several times in the Tanakh. It means "He will obtain mercy of God"[1] or "God pities"[2] or "May God have compassion".[3]
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Bearers of the name [edit]
There are probably three distinct persons of that name in the Tanakh.[1][2][3] In order of their lifetimes they are:
- a son of Hezron and great-grandson of Judah, as given in the extended genealogies in 1 Chronicles 2:9, 2:25-26 and 2:42.
- a son of Kish, one of the Levites appointed by David to administer the temple worship, as described in 1 Chronicles 24:29.
- a son of the king,[4] sent with others by Jehoiakim to arrest Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet, as given in Jeremiah 36:26.
The Jerahmeelites [edit]
The Jerahmeelites were a people, presumably descended from Jerahmeel number 1 above, living in the Negev, who David, while in service with the Philistines, claimed to have attacked (1 Samuel 27:10), but with whom he was really on friendly terms (1 Samuel 30:29).
Cheyne developed a theory which made the Jerahmeelites into a significant part of the history of Israel,[2] but most subsequent scholars have dismissed his ideas as fanciful.[5]
An Archangel [edit]
In some deuterocanonical and apocryphal writings there are references to an archangel variously called Jeremiel, Eremiel, Remiel, Ramiel etc. See the article Jerahmeel (archangel).
The Chronicles of Jerahmeel [edit]
The Chronicles of Jerahmeel is a mediaeval document ascribed to the 12th century Jewish historian Jerahmeel ben Solomon, and is unrelated to any of the above.
References [edit]
- ^ a b Alfred Jones, Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names 1856, republished Kregel Publications 1990
- ^ a b c Rev. T. K. Cheyne; J. Sutherland Black. "Jerahmeel" (PDF). Encyclopædia Biblica. pp. columns 2363–2366.
- ^ a b Stenning, J. F. (1902). "Jerahmeel". In James Hastings. A Dictionary of the Bible.
- ^ or, according to the interpretation of the King James version, a son of Hammelech
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Jerahmeel". Jewish Encyclopedia. 1901–1906.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
