Jeremiah 40:16

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But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, You shall not do this thing; for you speak falsely of Ishmael.

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Maps for this passage

The Assyrian and Babylonian ExileThe kingdoms of Judah and Israel with the routes of the Assyrian and Babylonian captivities.

Historical maps are public-domain atlas plates, digitized by Wikimedia Commons.

Jerusalem was Judah’s ruined capital; Mizpah, north of it, became Gedaliah’s administrative center after Babylon (the Chaldean empire) conquered Judah, while Ramah was a nearby deportation

Places in this passage

Jeremiah 40:16 mentions Ammon, Babylon, Chaldea, Edom, Jerusalem, Mizpah, Moab and Ramah.

Photo of Ammon — Ammon · Berthold Werner

Photo of Babylon — Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky

Photo of Chaldea — Chaldea · M.Lubinski from Iraq,USA.