Prophet Uriah son of Shemaiah

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Prophet Uriah son of Shemaiah was a biblical prophet from Kiriath-jearim who proclaimed messages from God against Judah and its king, leading to his persecution and execution under King Jehoiakim.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical prophet
human
biblicalBookChapterVerse Jeremiah 26:20–23
bodyDisposedAt graves of the common people
capturedBy men sent by King Jehoiakim
capturedIn Egypt
comparedWith Jeremiah
contemporaryOf Jeremiah
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Judah
deathCause execution
deathPlace Jerusalem
era early 6th century BCE
late 7th century BCE
executedBy King Jehoiakim
linked to: Jehoiakim
extraditedTo Jerusalem
father Shemaiah
fledTo Egypt
gender male
givenName Uriah
kingDuringMinistry Jehoiakim
Jehoiakim of Judah
linked to: Jehoiakim
languageOfProclamation Hebrew
mannerOfDeath execution by sword
mentionedIn Book of Jeremiah
notableFor being executed by King Jehoiakim
prophesying against Judah and Jerusalem
occupation prophet
persecutedBy King Jehoiakim
linked to: Jehoiakim

officials of Judah
placeOfOrigin Kiriath-jearim
proclaimedMessageAgainst Jerusalem
Judah
King Jehoiakim
linked to: Jehoiakim
propheticTheme judgment against Jerusalem
judgment against Judah
region ancient Judah
linked to: Kingdom of Judah
religion Judaism
religiousTradition Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh
roleInNarrative example of persecution of true prophets
scripturalTradition Old Testament
linked to: Tanakh
sharesSimilarMessageWith Jeremiah
sourceTextLanguage Biblical Hebrew
theologicalRole messenger of God

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Jehoiakim condemnedBy Prophet Uriah son of Shemaiah