Person Old Testament
Jeremiah
Jeremiah of Libnah was the father of Hamutal, who was the mother of King Jehoahaz and King Zedekiah of Judah. Mentioned in 3 verses across 2 books, first at 2 Kings 23:31.
Why it matters. Father-in-law of Jehoahaz and Zedekiah
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jeremiah
Jeremiah of Libnah is mentioned in the books of 2 Kings and Jeremiah as the father of Hamutal, who was the wife of King Josiah and the mother of two kings of Judah: Jehoahaz and Zedekiah. Libnah was a city in the Shephelah region of Judah, suggesting that Jeremiah was from this area. Beyond this familial connection, no further information is provided about Jeremiah's life or role in the royal court.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Children
- Hamutal
Appears in Scripture
Named in 3 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.