Person Old Testament
Maaseiah
Maaseiah, along with Ahab, was a false prophet who prophesied lies to the exiles in Babylon. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Jeremiah 29:21.
Why it matters. False prophet during the Babylonian exile
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Maaseiah
Maaseiah was a false prophet who, along with Ahab, prophesied lies to the Jewish exiles in Babylon (Jer.29.21). In a letter sent by the prophet Jeremiah to the exiles, he warned them about the false prophecies of Ahab and Maaseiah, who were leading the people astray (Jer.29.20-23). Jeremiah prophesied that these false prophets would be punished by God, and they would be killed by Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon (Jer.29.21). The presence of false prophets like Maaseiah among the exiles demonstrates the spiritual challenges faced by the Jewish community during the Babylonian captivity.
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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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Jeremiah (1 verse)