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Jerahmeel

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Jerah'me-el. (mercy of God).

1. First-born son of Hezron, the son of Pharez, the son of Judah, 1 Chronicles 2:9; 1 Chronicles 2:25-27; 1 Chronicles 2:33; 1 Chronicles 2:42, and founder of the family of Jerahmeelites. 1 Samuel 27:10. (B.C. before 1491).

2. A Merarite Levite, the representative of the family of Kish, the son of Mahli. 1 Chronicles 24:29. Compare 1 Chronicles 23:21. (B.C. 1014).

3. Son of Hammelech, who was employed by Jehoiakim, to make Jeremiah and Baruch prisoners, after they had burnt the roll of Jeremiah's prophecy. Jeremiah 36:26. (B.C. 505).

Bibliography Information
Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Jerahmeel'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​j/jerahmeel.html. 1901.
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