Jerahmeel (Hebrew Jērahmē'ēl) (IERAMEEL (EBR. JÉRAHMĒ'EL))

Machine translation of the 1948–1954 Italian original. The original text is authoritative.

IERAMEEL (Heb. Jérahmē'el). - 1. First son of Hesron, grandson of Giuda (I Par. 2, 9, 25 ff., 33-42).

The descendants of I. (concerning whom T. K. Cheyne indulges in fanciful speculation), together with the Cenei and Calebiti, inhabited the Neghebh; they belonged to the tribe of Giuda, although of Edomite origin.

The Neghebh of I. lay southeast of Bersabea, toward the Wâdi Rahmah, between 'Aslûg and Kurnûb. In the list of Sesonq I at Karnak, Iurahma and Iurhem are found, representing the Hebrew I. David led Achis of Geth to believe that he was raiding the Ierameeliti (I Sam. 27, 8 ff.), whereas in fact he was sending them part of the booty taken from the enemies of Giuda (I Sam. 30, 29).

2. Levite of the lineage of Merari (I Par. 24, 29).

3. Prince of royal lineage to whom Ioakim entrusted the arrest of Baruch and Geremia (Ier. 36, 26; Vulg. Ieremiel).

BIBL.: P. Dhormo, Les livres de Samuel, Paris 1910, p. 230; L. Desnoyers, Histoire du peuple hébreu, I, ibid. 1922, pp. 72 f., 297; II, ibid. 1930, pp. 121, 125, 146; F.-M. Abel, Géographie de la Palestine, I, ibid. 1933, p. 273 f.; A. Condamin, Le livre de Jérémie, 3rd ed., ibid. 1936, p. 262 f.; L. Marchal, Les Paralipomènes (La Ste Bible, ed. L. Pirot, 4), ibid. 1940, p. 29 f. Francesco Spadafora