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Baruch ben Neriah (Hebrew: ברוך בן נריה ''Bārūḵ ben Nêrîyāh'' "Blessed, son of My Candle is God") (c. 6th century BC) was the scribe, disciple, secretary, and devoted friend of the Biblical prophet Jeremiah. ==Life== According to Josephus, Baruch was a Jewish aristocrat, a son of Neriah and brother of Seraiah ben Neriah, chamberlain of King Zedekiah of Judah.〔Jer. li. 59〕〔Josephus, "Jewish Antiquities." x. 9, § 1〕 Baruch became the scribe of the prophet Jeremiah and wrote down the first and second editions of his prophecies as they were dictated to him.〔Jer. xxxvi〕 Baruch remained true to the teachings and ideals of the great prophet, although like his master he was at times almost overwhelmed with despondency. While Jeremiah was in hiding to avoid the wrath of King Jehoakim, he commanded Baruch to read his prophecies of warning〔Jer. xxxvi. 1-8〕 to the people gathered in the Temple in Jerusalem on a day of fasting. The task was both difficult and dangerous, but Baruch performed it without flinching and it was probably on this occasion that the prophet gave him the personal message.〔Preserved in Jer. xlv〕 Both Baruch and Jeremiah witnessed the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem of 587–586 BC. In the middle of the siege of Jerusalem, Jeremiah purchased estate in Anathoth on which the Babylonian armies had encamped (as a symbol of faith in the eventual restoration of Jerusalem),〔(Jer. xxxii)〕 and, according to Josephus, Baruch continued to reside with him at Mizpah.〔Josephus, "Ant." x. 9, § 1〕 Reportedly, Baruch had influence on Jeremiah; on his advice Jeremiah urged the Israelites to remain in Judah after the murder of Gedaliah.〔(Jer. xliii. 3)〕 He was carried with Jeremiah to Egypt, where, according to a tradition preserved by Jerome,〔on Isa. xxx. 6, 7〕 he soon died. Two other traditions state that he later went, or was carried, to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar II after the latter's conquest of Egypt. Baruch's prominence, by reason of his intimate association with Jeremiah, led later generations to exalt his reputation still further. To him were attributed the Book of Baruch and two other Jewish books.〔see Apocalypse of Baruch〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Baruch ben Neriah」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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