JEREMIAH

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Biblical PN 1. Judahite prophet, contemporary prophet of [[[LEHI|LEHI]], c. 600 B.C. (1 Nephi 5:13; Helaman 8:20)
Lehite PN 2. Apostle, ca. 30 A.D., perhaps named after the Judahite prophet (3 Nephi 19:4)

The name JEREMIAH is from the Hebrew yirmîyāhû "the Lord founds" (cf. Köhler-Baumgartner 2:440).


See also Jeremiah / Jeramiah Variant