Bible Person

Rab-mag

Male · 2 cross references

Rab-mag is a Babylonian office-title preserved as a person-style record in Jeremiah's account of Jerusalem's fall. He appears among the imperial officials present when Babylon asserts control over the conquered city. First appears in Jer 39:3.1

AI summary: Rab-mag matters because his cross references place the office within the formal apparatus of Babylonian authority during Judah's collapse and Jeremiah's release. Even if the term is titular rather than personal, it contributes to the political texture of the scene and shows the rank of those overseeing events. Taken together, the material presents Rab-mag as part of the imperial command structure visible at Jerusalem's defeat.1

Central Figure

Rab-mag