Jeremiah

Jeremiah

Jeremiah (Hebrew: יִרְמְיָהוּ, romanized: Yirmĭyāhu, lit. 'Yah shall raise', Koinē Greek: Ἰερεμίας, romanized: Ieremíās; c. 650 – c. 570 BC), also called Jeremias or the "weeping prophet", was one of the major prophets of the Hebrew Bible. According to Jewish tradition, Jeremiah authored the book that bears his name, the Books of Kings and the Book of Lamentations, with the assistance and under the editorship of Baruch ben Neriah, his scribe and disciple. According to the narrative of the Book of Jeremiah, the prophet emerged as a significant figure in the Kingdom of Judah in the late 7th and early 6th centuries BC. Born into a priestly lineage, Jeremiah reluctantly accepted his call to prophethood, embarking on a tumultuous, over five decade long ministry. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jeremiah has received more than 3,915,853 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Jeremiah is the 247th most popular religious figure (down from 156th in 2019).

Jeremiah is most famous for his prophecies of the destruction of Jerusalem and the captivity of the Jews.