Person Old Testament
Shallum
Shallum was the father of Maaseiah, who was a keeper of the threshold during the time of Jeremiah the prophet. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Jeremiah 35:4.
Why it matters. Father of Maaseiah, keeper of the threshold
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shallum
Shallum, mentioned in Jer.35.4, was the father of Maaseiah, who served as a keeper of the threshold during the time of the prophet Jeremiah. The text identifies Maaseiah as "the son of Shallum, the son of Kol-hozeh," indicating Shallum's lineage. The keepers of the threshold were Levitical officials responsible for guarding the entrance to the temple and maintaining order within its precincts. Jeremiah's interaction with the Rechabites, a nomadic tribe known for their commitment to their ancestor's commands, took place in a chamber near the room of the keepers of the threshold. This suggests that Maaseiah, as a keeper of the threshold and the son of Shallum, may have had some connection to or responsibility for this chamber.
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)