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'''Pashur''' or '''Pashhur''' ( |
'''Pashur''' or '''Pashhur''' ({{langx|he|פשחור|Pašḥur}}) was the name of at least two priests contemporary with the [[Biblical prophet|prophet]] [[Jeremiah]] and who are mentioned in the [[Book of Jeremiah]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bibler.org/glossary/pashur.html |title=www.Bibler.org - Dictionary - Pashur |date=2012-09-29 |access-date=2012-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620033644/http://www.bibler.org/glossary/pashur.html |archive-date=2013-06-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The name is of Egyptian origin, Pš-Ḥr.<ref>Wilhelm Spiegelberg (1899), referenced in ''The Interpreter's Bible'', Volume V, p. 970</ref> |
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==Pashur ben Immer== |
==Pashur ben Immer== |
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Pashhur the son of Immer (possibly the same as [[Amariah]], [[Book of Nehemiah|Nehemiah]] {{bibleverse-nb|Nehemiah|10:3|KJV}}; {{bibleverse-nb|Nehemiah|12:2|KJV}}), was deputy chief priest (''{{Strong-number|paqid|H|06496}} {{Strong-number|nagid|H|05057}}''<ref>[https://biblehub.com/text/jeremiah/20-1.htm Greek Text Analysis: Jeremiah 20:1]. Biblehub</ref>) of the [[temple]] ([[Jeremiah 20:1]], [[Jeremiah 20:2|2]]). (At this time, the [[nagid]] "governor" of the temple would have been [[Seraiah]] - [[1 Chronicles]] {{bibleverse-nb|1 Chronicles|6:14|KJV}}). Enraged at the plainness with which [[Jeremiah (prophet)|Jeremiah]] uttered his solemn warnings of coming judgements because of the abounding iniquity of the times, "Pashhur thereupon had Jeremiah flogged and put in the cell at the Upper Benjamin Gate in the [[Solomon's Temple|House of GOD]]." in [[Jeremiah 20:2]]. Upon being set free in the morning, Jeremiah went to Pashhur and announced, "[[YHWH|GOD]] has named you not Pashhur, but Magor-missabib," i.e., "terror on every side", and that he would be later carried captive to [[Babylon]] and die there ({{bibleverse|Jeremiah|20:6|KJV}}).{{sfn|Coogan|2007|pp=1109-1110 Hebrew Bible}} |
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Upon being set free in the morning, Jeremiah went to Pashur ([[Jeremiah 20:3]]) and announced to him that God had changed his name to {{Strong-number|"''magor misabib''"|H|04036}};,<ref>[https://biblehub.com/text/jeremiah/20-3.htm Greek Text Analysis: Jeremiah 20:3]. Biblehub</ref> i.e., "terror on every side", and that he would be later carried captive to [[Babylon]] and die there ({{bibleverse|Jeremiah|20:6|KJV}}).{{sfn|Coogan|2007|pp=1109-1110 Hebrew Bible}} |
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== Pashur ben Malchiah == |
== Pashur ben Malchiah == |
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Pashhur, the son of [[Malchiah]], was another priest who was sent by King [[Zedekiah]] to Jeremiah to inquire of the [[YHWH|Lord]] regarding the impending attack of [[Nebuchadnezzar II]] of the [[Neo-Babylonian Empire]] in [[Jeremiah 21:1]]. In [[Jeremiah 38:1]]–[[Jeremiah 38:6|6]], Pashhur was also one of four men who advised Zedekiah to put Jeremiah to death for his prophecies of doom but who ended up throwing him into a [[cistern]]. |
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== Gedaliah ben Pashur == |
== Gedaliah ben Pashur == |
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Pashhur, the father of [[Gedaliah son of Pashhur|Gedaliah]] in [[Jeremiah 38:1]] is possibly the same Pashhur. Gedaliah was another of the four men who threw Jeremiah into the cistern. |
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== Historicity == |
== Historicity == |
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The pottery shards of the [[Tel Arad]] ostraca unearthed in the 1970s written in Paleo-Hebrew mention |
The pottery shards of the [[Tel Arad]] ostraca unearthed in the 1970s written in Paleo-Hebrew mention a Pashhur.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mfa.gov.il/mfa/israelexperience/history/pages/arad%20-%20canaanite%20city%20and%20israelite%20citadel%20in%20the.aspx|title=Arad-Canaanite city and Israelite citadel in the Negev - Site No. 6|date=Nov 2000|website=Israeli Foreign Ministry|access-date=2019-07-08}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 00:42, 20 November 2024
Pashur or Pashhur (Hebrew: פשחור, romanized: Pašḥur) was the name of at least two priests contemporary with the prophet Jeremiah and who are mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah.[1] The name is of Egyptian origin, Pš-Ḥr.[2]
Pashur ben Immer
[edit]Pashhur the son of Immer (possibly the same as Amariah, Nehemiah 10:3; 12:2), was deputy chief priest (paqid nagid[3]) of the temple (Jeremiah 20:1, 2). (At this time, the nagid "governor" of the temple would have been Seraiah - 1 Chronicles 6:14). Enraged at the plainness with which Jeremiah uttered his solemn warnings of coming judgements because of the abounding iniquity of the times, "Pashhur thereupon had Jeremiah flogged and put in the cell at the Upper Benjamin Gate in the House of GOD." in Jeremiah 20:2. Upon being set free in the morning, Jeremiah went to Pashhur and announced, "GOD has named you not Pashhur, but Magor-missabib," i.e., "terror on every side", and that he would be later carried captive to Babylon and die there (Jeremiah 20:6).[4]
Pashur ben Malchiah
[edit]Pashhur, the son of Malchiah, was another priest who was sent by King Zedekiah to Jeremiah to inquire of the Lord regarding the impending attack of Nebuchadnezzar II of the Neo-Babylonian Empire in Jeremiah 21:1. In Jeremiah 38:1–6, Pashhur was also one of four men who advised Zedekiah to put Jeremiah to death for his prophecies of doom but who ended up throwing him into a cistern.
Gedaliah ben Pashur
[edit]Pashhur, the father of Gedaliah in Jeremiah 38:1 is possibly the same Pashhur. Gedaliah was another of the four men who threw Jeremiah into the cistern.
Historicity
[edit]The pottery shards of the Tel Arad ostraca unearthed in the 1970s written in Paleo-Hebrew mention a Pashhur.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "www.Bibler.org - Dictionary - Pashur". 2012-09-29. Archived from the original on 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
- ^ Wilhelm Spiegelberg (1899), referenced in The Interpreter's Bible, Volume V, p. 970
- ^ Greek Text Analysis: Jeremiah 20:1. Biblehub
- ^ Coogan 2007, pp. 1109-1110 Hebrew Bible.
- ^ "Arad-Canaanite city and Israelite citadel in the Negev - Site No. 6". Israeli Foreign Ministry. Nov 2000. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Pashur". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.