Jeremiah 28:17
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So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageBabylon was the Mesopotamian empire that had subdued Judah and would carry many Judeans into exile, the crisis behind Hananiah’s false promise of swift deliverance. Gibeon, a Benjaminite town northwest of Jerusalem, was Hananiah’s hometown; his death there confirmed Jeremiah’s warning against his false prophecy.
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Jeremiah 28:17 mentions Babylon and Gibeon.
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