Bible Person

Rab-saris

Meaning: chief of the eunuchs · Male · 2 cross references

Rab-saris is a Babylonian office-title preserved as a person-style record in Jeremiah's fall-of-Jerusalem narrative. He belongs to the cadre of foreign officials administering Babylon's victory. First appears in Jer 39:3.1

AI summary: Rab-saris matters because his cross references place the office among the high-ranking Babylonian personnel present in the aftermath of Jerusalem's capture. The entry reinforces the reality that Judah's fate is being managed by an organized imperial system, not by chaos alone. Taken together, the material presents Rab-saris as part of the administrative face of Babylon's domination.1

Central Figure

Rab-saris

Meaning: chief of the eunuchs