Who was Neriah in the Bible?
Lived during the divided monarchy
Neriah was the father of Baruch, who served as the scribe and assistant to the prophet Jeremiah (Jer.32.12). Neriah appears in 8 verses of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Neriah?
Neriah was the father of Baruch, who served as the scribe and assistant to the prophet Jeremiah (Jer.32.12). Baruch wrote down the prophecies that Jeremiah dictated to him (Jer.36.4). When King Jehoiakim burned the scroll containing these prophecies, Neriah's son Baruch rewrote them as Jeremiah dictated again (Jer.36.32). Neriah's grandson Seraiah also served Jeremiah (Jer.51.59). The name Neriah means "lamp of Yahweh" in Hebrew.
Definition text: STEPBible · Tyndale House Cambridge. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Lightly edited for length and formatting.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
Where does Neriah appear in the Bible?
Neriah is referenced in 8 verses. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Jeremiah 32:12
- Jeremiah 32:16
- Jeremiah 36:4
- Jeremiah 36:8
- Jeremiah 36:32
- Jeremiah 43:3
- Jeremiah 45:1
- Jeremiah 51:59
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Neriah.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Neriah?
Neriah appears in 8 verses, all of them in Jeremiah.
Which books of the Bible mention Neriah?
Just one: Jeremiah.
Where can I read every verse about Neriah?
This page lists 8 of them. Protos carries all 8, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
