Bible Person

Jezaniah

Meaning: nourishment · Male · 4 cross references

Jezaniah, also called Azariah in Jeremiah 43, is a military or remnant leader in the chaotic period after Jerusalem's fall. He belongs to the group that resists Jeremiah's word and drags the remnant toward Egypt. First appears in 2 Kgs 25:23.1

AI summary: Jezaniah matters because the cross references present him in the fragile, fearful politics of Judah after Babylon's conquest. He is part of the surviving leadership around Gedaliah and then among those who refuse Jeremiah's warning and choose the Egyptian path instead. His role shows that disobedience continues even after catastrophe. Taken together, the material presents Jezaniah as a remnant leader whose decisions help carry Judah further from prophetic obedience.1

Central Figure

Jezaniah

Meaning: nourishment

A Maachathite (2 Kings 25:23; Jer.