Person Old Testament
Shelemiah
Shelemiah, the grandfather of Jehudi, who read Jeremiah's scroll to the officials. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Jeremiah 36:14.
Why it matters. Grandfather of Jehudi, who read Jeremiah's scroll
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shelemiah
Shelemiah was the father of Nethaniah who was father of Jehudi, a man mentioned in Jer.36.14. When Jeremiah's scribe Baruch read the prophet's scroll in the temple, the officials sent Jehudi to retrieve the scroll. Jehudi then read the scroll to the officials in the chamber of Elishama the scribe. Shelemiah's role is limited to being identified as Jehudi's father, and no other details are given about his life.
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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Family
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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)