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Tanhumeth

תַּנְחֻ֫מֶת · tan.chu.met · H8576“consolation; repentance” Hitchcock's 18692 mentions in 2 books, most in 2 Kings (1)

Who he was

Tanhumeth the Netophathite is mentioned in 2 Kings 25:23 and Jeremiah 40:8 as one of the leaders of the forces who came to Gedaliah at Mizpah after the fall of Jerusalem. Along with Ishmael, Johanan, Seraiah, and the sons of Ephai, Tanhumeth supported Gedaliah, whom the Babylonians had appointed governor over Judah.

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Family

ChildrenSeraiah
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Every mention

2 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

2 Kings 1 mention

2 Kings 25:23Now when all the captains of the forces, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah…

Jeremiah 1 mention

Jeremiah 40:8then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of the…

What the dictionary says

Consolation, a Netophathite; one of the captains who supported Gedaliah (2 Kings 25:23; Jer. 40:8).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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