Gemariah (Gem´uh-ri´uh)

1 The son of Shaphan, of an influential Jerusalem family of scribes in the early sixth century BCE. The scroll of Jeremiah’s collected prophecies was first read in Gemariah’s chamber in the Temple precinct (Jer 36:10). Later, Gemariah appears among the prophet’s supporters at the court of Jehoiakim. 2 The son of Hilkiah who carried Jeremiah’s letter to the exiles in Babylonia (Jer 29:3).