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Elishama (Jer 36:12)
A person of the divided monarchy of Israel and Judah, first named at Jeremiah 36:12.
Where in scripture
JeremiahIn their own words — 2 recorded sayings
“Then they said to him, Be seated now, and give us a reading from it. So Baruch did so, reading it to them. Now it came about that, after hearing all the words, they said to one another in fear, We will certainly give the king an account of all these words. And questioning Baruch, they said, Say now, how did you put all these words down in writing from his mouth?” — Jeremiah 36:15-17
“Then the rulers said to Baruch, Go and put yourself in a safe place, you and Jeremiah, and let no man have knowledge of where you are.” — Jeremiah 36:19
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).