Ahikam
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Ahikam, in Hebrew "brother of support," "helper". One of the five whom Josiah sent to consult the prophetess Huldah in connection with the discovery of the book of the law. [1] He was the son of Shaphan, the royal secretary, and the father of Gedaliah, governor of Judea after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians.[2]
On one occasion he protected Jeremiah against the fury of Jehoiakim.[3][4] It was in the chamber of another son (Germariah) of Shaphan that Baruch read in the ears of all the people Jeremiah's roll.
[edit] References
- ^ 2Kings 22:12-14; 2Chronicles 34:20
- ^ 2Kings 25:22; Jeremiah 40:5-16; Jeremiah 43:6)
- ^ (Jeremiah 26:24)
- ^ Ahicam - Catholic Encyclopedia article
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