Gedaliah
Geh-dah-LIGH-uh
Who is Gedaliah?
Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, was the governor appointed by Nebuchadnezzar over the people left in Judah after Jerusalem's fall (2 Kings 25:22). Based at Mizpah, he urged the remaining Judeans to serve Babylon and dwell safely in the land (2 Kings 25:24), but he was assassinated by Ishmael son of Nethaniah (2 Kings 25:25).
Also pronounced
GED-uh-LYE-uh
Found in Scripture
2 Kings 25:222 Kings 25:232 Kings 25:242 Kings 25:251 Chronicles 25:31 Chronicles 25:9Ezra 10:18Jeremiah 38:1Jeremiah 39:14Jeremiah 40:5Jeremiah 40:6Jeremiah 40:7Jeremiah 40:8Jeremiah 40:9Jeremiah 40:11Jeremiah 40:12Jeremiah 40:13Jeremiah 40:14Jeremiah 40:15Jeremiah 40:16Jeremiah 41:1Jeremiah 41:2Jeremiah 41:3Jeremiah 41:4Jeremiah 41:6Jeremiah 41:9Jeremiah 41:10Jeremiah 41:16Jeremiah 41:18Jeremiah 43:6+1 more
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