Bible Person

Michaiah

Meaning: who is like to God · Male · 2 cross references

This Michaiah entry refers to the son of Gemariah who hears Baruch read Jeremiah's scroll and reports it to the officials. He appears at a crucial moment in the transmission of Jeremiah's prophetic warning. First appears in Jer 36:11.1

AI summary: This Michaiah matters because his cross references place him between the public reading of the scroll and the royal response that follows. His report helps move Jeremiah's message from a chamber in the temple into the political center where it will be tested, resisted, and partly preserved. Taken together, the material presents this Michaiah as an important witness in the chain by which prophetic words reach Judah's rulers.1

Central Figure

Michaiah

Meaning: who is like to God

The son of Gemariah.