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    Jezaniah

    יְזַנְיָה

    Jezaniah, also known as Azariah, was a leader of the Judean forces after the fall of Jerusalem.

    verses
    4
    first named
    2 Kings 25:23
    last named
    Jeremiah 43:2
    period
    Divided Monarchy
    role
    Man

    Description

    Who was Jezaniah?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Jezaniah, also referred to as Azariah, was one of the leaders of the Judean forces who survived the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem. In Jer.40.8, he is mentioned among the commanders who came to Gedaliah, the appointed governor of Judah, at Mizpah. Later, in Jer.42.1, Jezaniah and the other leaders approached Jeremiah to seek guidance from the Lord regarding their plan to flee to Egypt. However, when Jeremiah delivered God's message, warning them not to go to Egypt, Jezaniah (called Azariah in this passage) and another leader, Johanan, accused Jeremiah of falsely prophesying and led the people to Egypt despite the divine warning (Jer.43.2).

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    How the graph connects Jezaniah8 of 8 entities the graph connects to Jezaniah, in 2 groups: kinship 1, events 7. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.HoshaiahChild of · 2 versesKinshipMizpah2 events · 50 versesGedaliah2 events · 26 versesIshmael2 events · 21 versesJohanan3 events · 15 versesPeople1 event · 12 versesSeraiah2 events · 2 versesJonathan1 event · 1 verseEventsJezaniah

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    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Jezaniah happensThe one place the claims about Jezaniah reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Mizpah. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Jezaniah there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Mizpah
    Divided MonarchyThe one place the claims about Jezaniah reach

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 4, across 2 books.

    1. 2 Kings1 verse

      25:23

    2. Jeremiah3 verses

      40:842:143:2

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    ElsewhereIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribesElsewhereDavidAnointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus ChristElsewhereJudahIsraelite tribe, kingdom, and province

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