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Jeremiah 29:24

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Concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite you shall speak, saying,

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Babylon was the Mesopotamian imperial city where many Judeans lived in exile after Jerusalem’s fall; Jerusalem was Judah’s covenant city and former center of temple worship. In this passage, Shemaiah is addressed among the exiles in Babylon, while his influence reaches Jerusalem through letters opposing Jeremiah’s prophetic message.

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Jeremiah 29:24 mentions Babylon and Jerusalem.

Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky
Jerusalem · Godot13

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