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Jeremiah's personal assistant who wrote down his messages when Jeremiah couldn't
Historically Verified
A clay seal stamp reading 'Belonging to Berekhyahu son of Neriyahu the Scribe' — his full name in Hebrew — was published in 1975. It's at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
open_in_newA scribe from a prominent family who served as Jeremiah's secretary, confidant, and courier. He dictated and read Jeremiah's prophecies, preserved his writings, and stuck by him during the worst years of Jerusalem's fall. Jeremiah 45 contains a personal message from God specifically for Baruch — rare, specific, and tender.