Gemariah
Divided Kingdom
Tribe of Levi
·
H1587G
Gemariah, the son of Hilkiah, was a messenger sent by King Zedekiah of Judah to deliver a letter to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.
Gemariah son of Hilkiah was a priest sent as an envoy by Zedekiah king of Judah on a diplomatic mission to Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon, mentioned in Jeremiah 29:3 as one of the carriers of Jeremiah's famous letter to the exiles. He is distinct from Gemariah son of Shaphan, another contemporary figure. His role as a royal messenger placed him at the intersection of Judah's last diplomatic efforts and Jeremiah's prophetic counsel to the exiles.