Gemariah, son of Hilkiah
The name Gemariah means “accomplishment or perfection of the Lord.” Gemariah is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in Jeremiah 29:3.
Family of Gemariah
Who was Gemariah?
The son of Hilkiah, who accompanied Shaphan with the tribute-money from Zedekiah to Nebuchadnezzar, and was the bearer at the same time of a letter from Jeremiah to the Jewish captives at Babylon (Jer. 29:3, 4).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Gemariah
- Jeremiah 29:3
By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying,