Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy - unnamed father
The father of Hilkiah, who was the cousin of the prophet Jeremiah.
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The father of Hilkiah is mentioned in Jer.32.7 as the father of the prophet Jeremiah's cousin. Hilkiah approached Jeremiah with an offer to buy a field in Anathoth, their ancestral town, as a matter of right of redemption. This incident occurred during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, and the purchase of the field served as a symbolic act of hope and trust in God's promise of future restoration for the people of Judah.
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1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H2518
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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