Bible Location
3 cross references
Nehelam is attached in Jeremiah to Shemaiah the false prophet in exile rather than to a major mapped city. It is important because it identifies the man whose message opposed Jeremiah's word to the captives. First appears in Jer 29:24.1
First appears
Jer 29:24
AI summary: Nehelam matters through prophetic conflict rather than geography in the usual sense. Jeremiah preserves the designation because Shemaiah's false promises to the exiles had real spiritual consequences. The cross references present Nehelam as part of the identification of a false prophetic voice within the Babylonian exile.1
Bible references
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The name given to a false prophet Shemaiah, who went with the captives to Babylon (Jer. 29:24, 31, 32). The origin of the name is unknown. It is rendered in the marg, “dreamer.” 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.