Person Old Testament
Nethaniah
Nethaniah was the father of Jehudi, an official in King Jehoiakim's court. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Jeremiah 36:14.
Why it matters. Official under Jehoiakim
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Nethaniah
Nethaniah was the father of Jehudi, an official in the court of King Jehoiakim of Judah (Jer.36.14). Jehudi was sent by the officials to summon Baruch to read the scroll of Jeremiah's prophecies to them. The officials then told Jehudi to bring the scroll to the king.
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)