Bible Person

Tanhumeth

Meaning: consolation; repentance · Male · 2 cross references

Tanhumeth is the father of Seraiah the Netophathite and appears in the remnant leadership setting after Jerusalem's fall. He belongs to the troubled political world of Judah under Babylonian domination. First appears in 2 Kgs 25:23.1

AI summary: Tanhumeth matters because his cross references place his house among the military and local leaders who gather around Gedaliah after the destruction of Jerusalem. Though he is not the acting commander, his name helps anchor one of those leaders in a remembered family line. Taken together, the material presents Tanhumeth as a familial source within Judah's fragile remnant leadership.1

Central Figure

Tanhumeth

Meaning: consolation; repentance

Consolation, a Netophathite; one of the captains who supported Gedaliah (2 Kings 25:23; Jer.