Uncle of Jeremiah the prophet
Shallum
Named in 1 verse of Jeremiah, first in Jeremiah 32:7.
שַׁלּוּםShallum
The name means “perfect; agreeable.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
- Father
- Father of Hilkiah
- Brothers and sisters
- Hilkiah
- Children
- Hanamel
About Shallum Written by AI
Shallum, mentioned in Jeremiah 32:7, was the uncle of the prophet Jeremiah. He is identified as the father of Hanamel, who approached Jeremiah with an offer to buy a field in Anathoth, Jeremiah's hometown. This encounter occurred while Jeremiah was imprisoned in the court of the guard during the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah. The Lord had revealed to Jeremiah that Hanamel would come to him with this offer, and Jeremiah recognized it as a sign from God. Jeremiah purchased the field from Hanamel, following the proper legal procedures, as a symbol of God's promise that the Israelites would once again possess the land after the Babylonian exile. Shallum's mention in this context highlights the family connection between Jeremiah and Hanamel and provides the background for this prophetic act.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Shallum, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
Retribution. (1.) The son of Jabesh, otherwise unknown. He “conspired against Zachariah, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead” (2 Kings 15:10). He reigned only “a month of days in Samaria” (15:13, marg.). Menahem rose up against Shallum and put him to death (2 Kings 15:14, 15, 17), and became king in his stead.
(2.) Keeper of the temple vestments in the reign of Josiah (2 Kings 22:14).
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(3.) One of the posterity of Judah (1 Chr. 2:40, 41).
(4.) A descendant of Simeon (1 Chr. 4:25).
(5.) One of the line of the high priests (1 Chr. 6:13).
(6.) 1 Chr. 7:13.
(7.) A keeper of the gate in the reign of David (1 Chr. 9:17).
(8.) A Levite porter (1 Chr. 9:19, 31; Jer. 35:4).
(9.) An Ephraimite chief (2 Chr. 28:12).
(10.) The uncle of the prophet Jeremiah (Jer. 32:7).
(11.) A son of king Josiah (1 Chr. 3:15; Jer. 22:11), who was elected to succeed his father on the throne, although he was two years younger than his brother Eliakim. He assumed the crown under the name of Jehoahaz (q.v.). He did not imitate the example of his father (2 Kings 23:32), but was “a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men” (Ezek. 19:3). His policy was anti-Egyptian therefore. Necho, at that time at Riblah, sent an army against Jerusalem, which at once yielded, and Jehoahaz was carried captive to the Egyptian camp, Eliakim being appointed king in his stead. He remained a captive in Egypt till his death, and was the first king of Judah that died in exile.
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- Jeremiah 32:7
Behold! Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, is coming to you to say, ‘Buy for yourself my field in Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it.’
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