Bible Person

Jeremiah

Meaning: exaltation of the Lord · Male · 1 cross reference

This Jeremiah entry refers to one of the heads of the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan, not to the warriors or the Rechabite father. He belongs to the remembered leadership of the eastern tribes. First appears in 1 Chr 5:24.1

AI summary: This Jeremiah matters because his single cross reference places him among the heads of households through whom eastern Manasseh's identity is preserved. The entry helps show that tribal memory east of the Jordan was carried by named leaders with regional importance. Taken together, the material presents this Jeremiah as a chief within eastern Manasseh's preserved structure.1

Central Figure

Jeremiah

Meaning: exaltation of the Lord

One of the chiefs of the tribe of Manasseh on the east of Jordan (1 Chr.