Person Old Testament
Tanhumeth
Tanhumeth the Netophathite was one of the leaders who supported Gedaliah's governorship after Jerusalem's fall. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at 2 Kings 25:23.
Why it matters. Supporter of Gedaliah after Jerusalem's fall
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Tanhumeth
Tanhumeth the Netophathite is mentioned in 2Ki.25.23 and Jer.40.8 as one of the leaders of the forces who came to Gedaliah at Mizpah after the fall of Jerusalem. Along with Ishmael, Johanan, Seraiah, and the sons of Ephai, Tanhumeth supported Gedaliah, whom the Babylonians had appointed governor over Judah.
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
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Children
- Seraiah
Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.