Seal of “Gedaliah Son of Pashhur”
Another official that Jeremiah names as a conspirator is “Gedaliah son of Pashhur.”
Jeremiah 38:1 and 6
Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jehuchal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malchijah heard that Jeremiah had been telling all the people…Then they took Jeremiah, and cast him into the pit…
In the same excavation, this bulla bearing the name “Gedaliah Son of Pashhur” was discovered at the City of David.
Seal of Gedaliah Son of Pashhur
Archaeology Institute of the Hebrew University
Eilat Mazar. 2019. Jerusalem's Royal Quater Seal Impressions of King Hezekiah and Isaiah. Amazing Archaeological Discoveries, P.15 Courtesy of Eilat Mazar's Estate. Photo: Gabi Laron.
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In the Bible
Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jehuchal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malchijah heard that Jeremiah had been telling all the people...
"וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע שְׁפַטְיָ֣ה בֶן־מַתָּ֗ן וּגְדַלְיָ֨הוּ֙ בֶּן־פַּשְׁח֔וּר וְיוּכַל֙ בֶּן־שֶׁ֣לֶמְיָ֔הוּ וּפַשְׁח֖וּר בֶּן־מַלְכִּיָּ֑ה אֶ֨ת־הַדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֧ר יִרְמְיָ֛הוּ מְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶל־כָּל־הָעָ֖ם..."
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