Michaiah, son of Gemariah
The name Michaiah means “Michael, same as Micah.” Michaiah is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in Jeremiah 36:11.
Family of Michaiah
Father
Who was Michaiah?
The son of Gemariah. He reported to the king’s officers Jeremiah’s prediction, which he had heard Baruch read (Jer. 36:11, 13) from his father Gemariah’s chamber in the temple.
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Michaiah
- Jeremiah 36:11
When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of the Lord,
- Jeremiah 36:13
Then Michaiah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.