Gedaliah
Sign in to saveGedaliah ( or ; Gəḏalyyā) was a person from the Bible who was a governor of Yehud province. He was also the son of Ahikam, who saved the prophet Jeremiah.
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- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Neo-Babylonian Empire
- Occupation
- politician
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- ethnic group
- Hebrews
- manner of death
- homicide
- described by source
- Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
- name in native language
- גְּדַלְיָהוּ בֶּן־אֲחִיקָם
- killed by
- Ishmael son of Nethaniah
- present in work
- Jeremiah
- cause of death
- stabbing
- date of death
- 0600-00-00
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Gedaliah ( or ; Gəḏalyyā) was a person from the Bible who was a governor of Yehud province. He was also the son of Ahikam, who saved the prophet Jeremiah.
== Names == Gedaliah ( or ; Gəḏalyyā or Gəḏalyyāhū; also written Gedalia, Gedallah, Gedalya, or Gedalyah) means "Yah(weh) is Great".
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