Jeremiah 37:12

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Jeremiah started to leave Jerusalem to go to the territory of Benjamin. He wanted to make sure he got his share of the property that was being divided up among his family there.

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  • Jer 1:1 : 1 ¶ The Superscription The following is a record of what Jeremiah son of Hilkiah prophesied. He was one of the priests who lived at Anathoth in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin.
  • Jer 32:8-9 : 8 And then my cousin Hanamel did come to me in the courtyard of the guardhouse in keeping with the LORD’s message. He said to me,‘Buy my field which is at Anathoth in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin. Buy it for yourself since you are entitled as my closest relative to take possession of it for yourself.’ When this happened, I recognized that the LORD had indeed spoken to me. 9 So I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel. I weighed out seven ounces of silver and gave it to him to pay for it.
  • Matt 10:23 : 23 Whenever they persecute you in one town, flee to another! I tell you the truth, you will not finish going through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
  • 1 Thess 5:22 : 22 Stay away from every form of evil.
  • Josh 21:17-18 : 17 From the tribe of Benjamin they assigned Gibeon, Geba, 18 Anathoth, and Almon, along with the grazing areas of each– a total of four cities.
  • 1 Kgs 19:3 : 3 Elijah was afraid, so he got up and fled for his life to Beer Sheba in Judah. He left his servant there,
  • 1 Kgs 19:9 : 9 He went into a cave there and spent the night. All of a sudden the LORD’s message came to him,“Why are you here, Elijah?”
  • 1 Chr 6:60 : 60 Within the territory of the tribe of Benjamin they were allotted Geba and its pasturelands, Alemeth and its pasturelands, and Anathoth and its pasturelands. Their clans were allotted thirteen cities in all.
  • Neh 6:11 : 11 But I replied,“Should a man like me run away? Would someone like me flee to the temple in order to save his life? I will not go!”

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    13But he only got as far as the Benjamin Gate. There an officer in charge of the guards named Irijah, who was the son of Shelemiah and the grandson of Hananiah, stopped him. He seized Jeremiah and said,“You are deserting to the Babylonians!”

    14Jeremiah answered,“That’s a lie! I am not deserting to the Babylonians.” But Irijah would not listen to him. Irijah put Jeremiah under arrest and took him to the officials.

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    5Before Jeremiah could turn to leave, the captain of the guard added,“Go back to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon appointed to govern the towns of Judah. Go back and live with him among the people. Or go wherever else you choose.” Then the captain of the guard gave Jeremiah some food and a present and let him go.

    6So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and lived there with him. He stayed there to live among the people who had been left in the land of Judah.

  • Jer 37:4-6
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    4(Now Jeremiah had not yet been put in prison. So he was still free to come and go among the people as he pleased.

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    16So Jeremiah was put in prison in a cell in the dungeon in Jonathan’s house. He was kept there for a long time.

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