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Jeremiah

Knowledge Base » People & Events » People » Biblical Personalities » Kings and Prophets » The Prophets » Jeremiah

Jeremiah: (a) (5th century BCE) A contemporary of Zephaniah and Huldah, son of the High Priest Hilkiah. His melancholy prophecies concerning the forthcoming destruction of the first Holy Temple and the Babylonian exile were viewed by many as treasonous, and resulted in his incarceration. Authored the book of the Tanach that bears his name, as well as the Books of Kings and Lamentations. (b) A common Jewish name.

Jeremiah (3)

The Prophet Jeremiah Book

Jeremiah's Background, Israel's Ingratitude, True Glory, Faith

Learning & Values » Jewish History » A Brief Biblical History » Prophets and Kings » The Kingdom of Judah

Jeremiah Book

By Nissan Mindel

Learning & Values » Jewish History » Gallery of Our Great » Kings and the Temple Era

The Destruction of the First Holy Temple

The tale of Solomon's Temple, Israel's glory, and its eventual debasement. The prophets went unheeded, and the result was a destroyed nation and a burnt house of G-d.

Jewish Practice » Jewish Holidays » The Three Weeks » History

Jehoiachin Book

Joiakim Is Dethroned, Jeremiah's Letter to the Exiles

Learning & Values » Jewish History » A Brief Biblical History » Prophets and Kings » The Kingdom of Judah

Zedekiah Book

Zedekiah's Rebellion, Jeremiah's Advice Ignored, Jeremiah Thrown Into Prison, Jeremiah Thrown Into Mudpit, Capture of Jerusalem

Learning & Values » Jewish History » A Brief Biblical History » Prophets and Kings » The Kingdom of Judah

Destruction of Jerusalem and the Holy Temple Book

Nebuchadnezzar Destroys Jerusalem

Learning & Values » Jewish History » A Brief Biblical History » Prophets and Kings » The Kingdom of Judah

When was the Book of Lamentations written? Q&A

By Naftali Silberberg

The common conception is that the Book of Lamentations, which mourns the destruction of first Holy Temple and the ensuing exile of the Jewish nation, was written in reaction to those tragic events. Many paintings depict the prophet Jeremiah, the author ...

Learning & Values » Questions & Answers » Ask the Rabbi » Latest Questions » The Details

Crying Over the Destruction The Lamentations of Jeremiah the Prophet Video

Shimon Hecht

Says the prophet Jeremiah in Lamentations, "For these things I weep." Where were the rest of the Jewish people when Jeremiah was mourning the destruction of the Hooly Temple?

Jewish.TV » Torah Classes

Jehoahaz and Joiakim Book

Judea on the Downward Path, Fall of Assyria; Growth of Babylon, The Prophet Uriah, Jeremiah and the False Prophets, Jeremiah's Scroll

Learning & Values » Jewish History » A Brief Biblical History » Prophets and Kings » The Kingdom of Judah

From Tragedy Into Joy An Introduction to the Three Weeks Video

By Moshe New

This class begins with a history of the three-week period of mourning for the Destruction of the Holy Temple and continues with an analysis of a prophecy of Jeremiah that hints to the future transformation of "bitterness into sweetness."

Jewish.TV » Torah Classes » Commentaries on the Torah

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