Person Old Testament
Neriah
Neriah was the father of Baruch, Jeremiah's scribe. Mentioned in 10 verses across 1 book, first at Jeremiah 32:12.
Why it matters. Father of Baruch
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
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.
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 10 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.