Gemariah

Gemariah is a man living at the time of the divided monarchy. He is named in 4 verses of the Bible, first in Jeremiah 36:10.

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Verses

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 36:10
  Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the Lord, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the higher court, at the entry of the new gate of the Lord’s house, in the ears of all the people.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.
• Jeremiah 36:11
  When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of the Lord,When Micaiah son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, heard all the words of the LORD from the scroll,
• Jeremiah 36:12
  Then he went down into the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.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.
• Jeremiah 36:25
  Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.Even though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.

Notes

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