Jeremiah's family tree
Jeremiah's family tree (WEnj 190-192):
A. Meshullam (Shallum) (2Ki 22:3,14) marries Huldah the
prophetess (2Ki 22:14): children are Hilkiah the High Priest (1Ch 6:13; 9:11);
Maaseiah (Jer 35:4; 2Ch 34:8) (1); Hanameel (Jer 32:7-9); and Azaliah.
B1. Hilkiah the High Priest is father of Azariah (1Ch
6:13,14); Jeremiah; and Gemariah (Jer 29:3) (8).
B2. Maaseiah is father of Neriah (Jer 32:12); Zephaniah (Jer
21:1; 29:25,29; 37:3; 52:24,27) (3); and Zedekiah (Jer 29:21) (4).
B3. Azaliah is father of Shaphan (2Ki 22:3).
C1. Azariah is father of Seraiah (Jer 52:24,27; 2Ki 25:18; Neh
11:11) (2).
C2. Neriah is father of Baruch (Jer 45:1).
C3. Shaphan is father of Ahikam (Jer 26:24; 2Ki 22:12) (6);
Gemariah (Jer 36:10) (5); Elasah (Jer 29:3) (8); and Jaazaniah (Eze 8:11)
(9).
D1. Seraiah is father of Jehozadak (1Ch 6:15) and Ezra (Ezr
7:1).
D2. Ahikam is father of Gedaliah (Jer 40;41; 2Ki 25:22) (7);
and Michaiah (Jer 36:11).
E1. Jehozadak is father of Joshua the High Priest (Zec 6:11)
(10).
Footnotes:
(1) Governor of Jerusalem.
(2) Put to death by Nebuchadnezzar.
(3) Deputy High Priest (Jer 52:24-27) instead of
Jeremiah.
(4) The false prophet, Jeremiah's first cousin.
(5) Assisted Baruch in his public reading.
(6) Intervened to save Jeremiah from execution.
(7) Appointed governor of Judah, assassinated by
Ishmael.
(8) These two men carried Jeremiah's letter to
Babylon.
(9) Leader in temple idolatry.
(10) High Priest of the Restoration period.
