People of the Bible

Irijah, son of Shelemiah

The name Irijah means “the fear of the Lord.” Irijah is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in Jeremiah 37:13.

Family of Irijah

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Key verses about Irijah

  • Jeremiah 37:13

    And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.

  • Jeremiah 37:14

    Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.