Jer 32:12 I gave the letter of sale to B son of Neriah
Jer 36:4 Jeremiah called B the son of Neriah
Jer 43:3 but B.. incites you against us
Jer 45:1 word that spoke .. Jeremiah to B son of
Baruch (Heb. Bârûk, “blessed”; also appears on inscribed pottery shards from Samaria and on seal impressions from Jerusalem). 1. Man who worked on the construction of the wall of Jerusalem at the time of Nehemiah (Neh 3:20), probably the same one who signed the covenant with Nehemiah (Neh 10:6). 2. Post-exilic inhabitant of Judah (Neh 11:5). 3. Scribe and close associate of the prophet Jeremiah. He was the son of Neriah (Jer 32:12); Josephus states that he came from an eminent family. Baruch wrote a series of threatening prophecies that Jeremiah dictated to him in Jehoiakim’s 4th year, and read them publicly the following year (36:1-20). The princes reported the fact to the king, who, after the scroll had been read to him, cut it into pieces and burned it, ordering that his prophet and scribe be imprisoned. To escape the wrath of the king, they both hid (vs 21-26). Jeremiah re-dictated the prophecies, which Baruch rewrote, to which he added many more (vs 27-32). Regarding the writing of the scroll, Baruch became so discouraged that the Lord sent him a special message of comfort (45:1-5). During the final siege of Jerusalem, Jeremiah entrusted Baruch with the deed to the field purchased from his uncle in Anathoth (Jer 32:6-16, 43, 44). Baruch traveled with Jeremiah to Mizpah after the fall of Jerusalem; he was accused of influencing Jeremiah to dissuade the people from going to Egypt after Gedaliah’s murder; he was forced by the Jews, along with the Prophet, to accompany him to that country (43:1-7); and there he ends the story of his life. Later, the Jews considered him the author of several books: the apocryphal Baruch, the pseudo-epigraphic Apocalypse of Baruch, and others. See Apocrypha; would be; Pseudoepigraphic. Bib.: FJ-AJ x.9.1.
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
blessed. Male name. 1. Son of Zabay. After returning from captivity in Babylon, B. is one of the volunteers who rebuilt the wall, and repaired from the angle to the door of the house of the priest Eliashib, Ne 3, 20. 2. One of those who sign the act of commitment to follow the law of God, after the exile, Ne 10, 7, perhaps the same character of numeral 1. 2. One of the Jewish inhabitants of Jerusalem, descendant of Judah, after the exile, son of Kol José, Ne 11, 5. 3. Son of Neriyías, secretary, amanuensis, of the prophet Jeremiah, Jr 32; 36; 43; Four. Five; Ba 1, 1. B. is one of the Minor Prophets, whose book is not in the canon of the Hebrew Bible, but it does appear in the Greek Septuagint version, which places it between Jeremiah and the Lamentations, as well as sets aside the Letter of Jeremiah; the Vulgate places the book of B. after Lamentations and adds the Letter of Jeremiah to it. It is one of the deuterocanonical books of the Catholic and Orthodox Churches; the Protestant churches excluded it from their canon, they consider it apocryphal. The themes of B.’s book, as well as the literary styles, suggest that it is one of the many cases of pseudo-epigraphy found in Scripture, which also makes it difficult to date the writing. That is, B. is a compilation of various authors, made ca. 2nd century AD C., of texts, possibly written in Hebrew, but until now only known in Greek. Thus, this little work can be divided into four parts, in each of which we find a different literary genre: 1. Historical introduction, Ba 1, 1-14. 2. Penitential prayer, which includes the confession of the sins of the parents and acknowledgment of their own guilt, whose divine punishment has been exile, and a plea, Ba 1, 15-22; 3, 8. This part is a national confession, as in Esd 9; ne 9; Salt 106 (105); Dan 9, 4-19. 3. Wisdom poem, along the lines of Job, Proverbs, Sirácida, in which he identifies wisdom with the Law or Torah, Ba 3, 9; 4, 4. 4. Prophetic fragment, inspired by Second Isaiah, Is 40, 4; 41, 19; 42, 15-16; 49, 11. In this part, B. writes against Israel’s infidelity to the Lord, as well as about the hope of Israel’s restoration, Ba 4; 5.
Finally, the Letter of Jeremiah, against idolatry, Ba 6.
Two apocalypses are attributed to B., one in Greek and the other in Syriac, both apocryphal.
Digital Bible Dictionary, Grupo C Service & Design Ltda., Colombia, 2003
Source: Digital Bible Dictionary
(Heb., barukh, blessed).
1. Son of Neriah and brother of Seraiah (Jer 36:32), from a family of princes. He was the trusted friend (Jer 32:12) and secretary (Jer 36:4ff.) of the prophet Jeremiah.
Jeremiah dictated his prophecies to Baruch, who read them to the people (ch. 36). Later Baruch rewrote the prophet’s oracles with additions (Jer 36:27-32). After Gedaliah’s assassination, the leaders accused him of unduly influencing Jeremiah when Jeremiah urged the people to remain in Judah (Jer 43:3), a fact that shows us how great an influence Baruch was believed to have over his lord. He was taken to Egypt with Jeremiah (Jer 43:6). Afterwards, there are no longer reliable records about him.
The high esteem in which Baruch was held is shown by the large number of spurious writings attributed to him.
2. A man who assisted Nehemiah in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem (Neh 3:20).
3. A priest who signed the covenant with Nehemiah (Neh 10:6).
4. The son of Golhoze, a descendant of Perez (Neh 11:5).
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
(Blessed). Name of people from the OT.
1. Character who collaborated “with all fervour” in the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah (Neh 3:20). Possibly the same one who signed the †¢Covenant of Nehemiah (Neh 10:6).
. Father of Maaseiah, a member of the tribe of Judah, one of those who returned from exile and remained living in Jerusalem (Neh 11:5).
. Scribe, secretary or amanuensis of the prophet Jeremiah. When he goes to buy an estate he says: † œAnd I gave the letter of sale to B. son of Nerías, son of Maasías…. and I gave order to B… † (Jer 32: 12-13), which indicates that he was in his service. Later, Jeremiah calls his secretary † œand B. wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah, on a scroll, all the words that the Lord had spoken to him † (Jer 36:4). His obedience is recorded: † œAnd B. son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him… † (Jer 36: 8). This included Jeremiah’s dictated book being read “in the house of Jehovah, in the room of Shaphan the scribe,” which was communicated to several members of King Jehoiakim’s court, who called B. and had him read the book. After dismissing him, they took the document to the king, who only heard a few paragraphs and then burned it. Jehoiakim sent for B. to put him in prison, as well as Jeremiah “but the Lord hid them” (Jer 36:26). Jeremiah dictated the book to B. again with the same words “and many other words of the same kind were added to them” (Jer 36:32). Since Jeremiah recommended that the Chaldeans not be fought, some nobles believed that this position came from B. (†œ… son of Nerias incites you against us, to deliver us into the hands of the Chaldeans† ). When some Jews decide to flee to Egypt, they also take Jeremiah and B. (Jer 43:6). The many sufferings made B. complain, for which God sent a prophecy addressed to him through the mouth of Jeremiah in which he tells him not to seek greatness, because it was not pleasing for God to punish his people (“Behold, I I destroy those I have built and uproot those I planted† ).
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
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vet, (a) Jeremiah’s trusted friend, clerk, or secretary (Jer. 32:12, 36:4) (b) One of those who helped Nehemiah rebuild the walls of Jerusalem (Neh. 3:20) (c ) Law-keeping covenant signer (Neh. 10:6) (d) Judahite (Neh. 11:5).
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Faithful collaborator of Jeremiah, to whom he copied in the year 603 the book that the prophet dictated to him while he was in prison so that he would take it to the king (Jer. 36.32)
The biblical book of his name is also attributed to him, although it is certainly written after the years in which he lived.
Pedro Chico González, Dictionary of Catechesis and Religious Pedagogy, Editorial Bruño, Lima, Peru 2006
Source: Dictionary of Catechesis and Religious Pedagogy
Jewish character who was credited with writing an apocryphal apocalypse. See Interpolations in the Apocrypha.
VIDAL MANZANARES, César, Patristic Dictionary, Divine Word, Madrid, 1992
Source: Patristic Dictionary
The Book of Baruch is one of the deuterocanonical books, absent from the Hebrew Bible. The Greek Bible places it between Jeremiah and the Lementations, the Vulgate behind the Letmentations. It is a collection of fragments probably from the s. II a. C., which has only come down to us in Greek, is attributed to Baruch, a disciple of Jeremiah, son of Nerias. It contains a historical introduction that tries to set the book in the first years of exile: a prayer of confession and hope (1,15-3,8); a sapiential poem (3,9~ 4,4), which tends to identify divine Wisdom with the Torah, a speech of encouragement and trust pronounced by Yahweh and by Jerusalem before the exiles (~,5~5,9), in answer to your prayer. The Vulgate includes in the book (c. 6) a text called the Letter of Jeremiah. It is an apologetic dissertation against idol worship. This last writing seems to be that it should be placed between 250 and 120 BC The book of Baruch, starting from the verification that individual and collective rebellion, sin, has led to the disaster of exile, indicates the remedy in the sincere return to the mandates of the Lord, in trust in the merciful and faithful God, in the prayer of all the members of the people, in waiting and – in respect for the divine plan.
G.Lorusso
Bibl.: JL, Sicre, Prophetism in Israel Divine Word, Estella 1992: L. Alonso Schokel ~ J L. Sicre, Prophets, 11, Madrid 1980, ]30Q]3401 G. Ravasi, Baruc, in NDTB, l69~ 170
PACOMIO, Luciano, Encyclopedic Theological Dictionary, Divine Word, Navarra, 1995
Source: Encyclopedic Theological Dictionary
SUMMARY: I. A late anthology. II. The four pages of the book. III. Jeremiah’s letter.
I. A LATE ANTHOLOGY A. This deuterocanonical work, according to the technique of pseudonymy quite common in biblical and apocryphal literature of the Hellenistic age, is placed under the patronage of Baruch (“Blessed One”), the faithful secretary of Jeremiah ( cf Jer 32;36;43;45); this explains his position in the Catholic Bible, behind Jeremiah and the Lamentations. Actually, it is an anthology of various pieces of late writing (probably from the…