Person of Interest

    Zephaniah

    meaning: the Lord is my secret

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Dictionary Summary:The son of Maaseiah, the “second priest” in the reign of Zedekiah, often mentioned in Jeremiah as having been sent from the king to inquire ([Jer. 21:1](/jer#Jer.21.1)) regarding the coming woes which he had denounced, and to entreat the prophet’s intercession that the judgment threatened might be averted ([Jer. 29:25](/jer#Jer.29.25), [26](/jer#Jer.29.26), [29](/jer#Jer.29.29); 37:3; 52:24). He, along with some other captive Jews, was put to death by the king of Babylon “at Riblah in the land of Hamath” ([2 Kings 25:21](/2kgs#2Kgs.25.21)). 2


Father

    Maaseiah

    meaning: the work of the Lord

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Cross References
BookCross-References
2Kgs
    25.18 
Jer
    21.1 29.25 29.29 37.3 52.24 

Figure1:  A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages   (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.) 

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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. 

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      M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0. 

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      Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.