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Johanan (son of Kareah)
Johanan the son of Kareah was one of the military captains who remained in the land of Judah after Babylon destroyed Jerusalem. He warned Governor Gedaliah of a plot against his life and, contrary to the word of Jeremiah, led the remnant of the people down to Egypt.
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- BaalisPeople
Baalis was king of the children of Ammon shortly after the fall of Jerusalem. He appears only once, in Jeremiah 40:14, in a report that he had sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to kill Gedaliah, the governor of Judah.
- Jeremiah 42Bible
Jeremiah 42 is the chapter in which the people left in Judah after the assassination of Gedaliah ask Jeremiah to seek the LORD's direction for them. God promises to protect them if they remain in the land of Judah, and He warns that if they go to Egypt, they will die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.
- Jonathan (son of Kareah)People
Jonathan, son of Kareah and brother of Johanan, was one of the captains of the forces of Judah who came to Gedaliah, governor of Judah, at Mizpah after the fall of Jerusalem.
- JezaniahPeople
Jezaniah, the son of Hoshaiah, was a military commander who led the remnant of the people immediately after Judah fell to Babylon. Together with Johanan, he asked Jeremiah to seek God's direction for the way they should go (Jeremiah 42:1).
- MattathiasPeople
Mattathias was a Jewish priest who lived in Modein in the second century BC. He launched the Maccabean Revolt against the religious persecution of the Seleucid king Antiochus IV, and he was the father of Judas Maccabeus.
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