Bible Person

Gemariah

Meaning: accomplishment or perfection of the Lord · Male · 1 cross reference

This Gemariah entry refers to the son of Hilkiah who helps carry Jeremiah's letter to the exiles, not to the other Gemariah associated with Shaphan's house elsewhere in the book. He belongs to the diplomatic and prophetic setting of Judah's final years. First appears in Jer 29:3.1

AI summary: This Gemariah matters because his single cross reference places him in the transmission of Jeremiah's message to the exiles, linking royal channels with prophetic communication. The entry helps show that even under judgment, God's word moved through identifiable and trusted intermediaries. Taken together, the material presents this Gemariah as a messenger figure in the exile setting.1

Central Figure

Gemariah

Meaning: accomplishment or perfection of the Lord

The son of Hilkiah, who accompanied Shaphan with the tribute-money from Zedekiah to Nebuchadnezzar, and was the bearer at the same time of a letter from Jeremiah to the Jewish captives at Babylon (Jer.