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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Prophet Uriah son of Shemaiah canonical 1

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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 ⓘ