Person Old Testament
Nethaniah
Nethaniah was the father of Ishmael, the assassin of Gedaliah the governor. Mentioned in 16 verses across 2 books, first at 2 Kings 25:23.
Why it matters. Father of Ishmael
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Nethaniah
Nethaniah was the father of Ishmael, a man of royal blood who assassinated Gedaliah, the governor appointed by the Babylonians over Judah after the fall of Jerusalem (2Ki.25.23,25; Jer.40.8,14,15; 41.1-18). Ishmael's mother was the daughter of Elnathan, an official in Jerusalem (2Ki.24.8). After the murder of Gedaliah, Ishmael fled to the Ammonites. Nethaniah is only mentioned in reference to his son Ishmael.
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 16 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.