Jeremiah
the name means Jah will rise Strong's Lexicon
Jeremiah was one of the priests who returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian exile, as recorded in Nehemiah.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Raised up or appointed by Jehovah. (1.) A Gadite who joined David in the wilderness (1 Chr. 12:10).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
First named at Nehemiah 10:2.
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Verses that name Jeremiah
- Nehemiah 10:2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
- Nehemiah 12:1 Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
- Nehemiah 12:12 In the days of Joiakim, these were the heads of the priestly families: of the family of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
- Nehemiah 12:34 Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,