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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.

Elnathan (Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy)

A royal official. He went down to Egypt to bring the prophet Uriah back to be executed. Later he was one of those who begged Jehoiakim not to burn Jeremiah's scroll, and the king burned it anyway.

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A royal official. He went down to Egypt to bring the prophet Uriah back to be executed. Later he was one of those who begged Jehoiakim not to burn Jeremiah's scroll, and the king burned it anyway.

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Elnathan was a royal official sent to retrieve the prophet Uriah from Egypt to be executed for prophesying against Jerusalem, and later one of the officials who unsuccessfully urged King Jehoiakim not to burn Jeremiah's scroll.

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The word

H494

Where it appears
  • Jeremiah 26:22
  • Jeremiah 36:12
  • Jeremiah 36:25

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