Bible Person

Jerahmeel

Meaning: the mercy · Male · 1 cross reference

This Jerahmeel entry refers to the royal son of Hammelech in Jeremiah 36, not to the much earlier Judahite ancestor of the same name. He belongs to the political opposition surrounding Jeremiah in Judah's final years. First appears in Jer 36:26.1

AI summary: This Jerahmeel matters because his single cross reference places him among those sent to seize Jeremiah and Baruch when the prophetic scroll becomes a threat. The entry gives a personal face to the royal resistance against God's word in Judah's last days. Taken together, the material presents this Jerahmeel as a royal opponent in Jeremiah's crisis.1

Central Figure

Jerahmeel

Meaning: the mercy

Son of Hammelech (Jer.