Topic: Persons Of The Bible -- Baruchl

The name "Baruch" means "blessed" in Hebrew.

The person named "Baruch", son of Neriah, the friend (Jeremiah 32:12) (Jeremiah 26:4-32) and faithful attendant, of Jeremiah. (Jeremiah 36:10) ff. (B.C. 603.)

Baruch is regarded as the secretary of the prophet Jeremiah (32:12; 36:4). He was of the tribe of Judah (51:59). To him Jeremiah dictated his prophecies regarding the invasion of the Babylonians and the Captivity. These he read to the people from a window in the temple in the fourth year of the reign of Jehoiakim, king of Judah (Jer. 36). He afterwards read them before the counsellors of the king at a private interview; and then to the king himself, who, after hearing a part of the roll, cut it with a penknife, and threw it into the fire of his winter parlour, where he was sitting. During the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, he was the keeper of the deed of purchase Jeremiah had made of the territory of Hanameel (Jer. 32:12). He was of a noble family, comp. (Jeremiah 51:59) Bar. 1:1, and of distinguished acquirements. His enemies accused him of influencing Jeremiah in favor of the Chaldaeans, (Jeremiah 43:3) cf. Jere 27:13 He was cast, with Jeremiah, in prison, where he remained till the capture of Jerusalem (B.C. 586). By the permission of Nebuchadnezzar he remained with Jeremiah at Mizpeh, Jos. Ant. 10.9, 1, but was afterwards forced to go down to Egypt. (Jeremiah 43:6). Nothing is known with certainty of the close of his life. He probably died in Babylon.

A person named "Baruch" was the son of Zabbai, who assisted Nehemiah in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. (Nehemiah 3:20) (B.C. 446.)

A person named Baruch was a priest, or family of priests, who signed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:6) (B.C. 410.).

A person named Baruch was the son of Col-hozeh, a descendant of Perez or Pharez, the son of Judah. (Nehemiah 11:5) (B.C. 536.)

Derived from Easton's and Smith's Bible Dictionaries

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