Gedaliah (Hebrew origin: God is great)
(2 Kings 25:22) 6th century b.c.e.
Gedaliah was a member of one of the most prominent and influential noble families in the kingdom during the reigns of King Josiah and his sons. Due to his family's well-known policy of moderation and submission to Babylon, Gedaliah was appointed governor of Judah by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar. He lived in the city of Mizpah, where he was joined by the prophet Jeremiah and others who had not been sent to exile. Some considered him a Babylonian collaborator and plotted against his life. Ishmael, a member of the deposed royal family, murdered Gedaliah and all the Jews and Babylonians who were with him, apparently hoping to start a rebellion against Babylonian rule. The surviving Jews, fearing Babylonian vengeance, fled to Egypt, taking the prophet Jeremiah with them.
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