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Shaphan son of Azaliah

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Divided kingdomScribe

Description

Royal scribe under Josiah; received the rediscovered Book of the Law from Hilkiah and read it before the king. Patriarch of the influential Shaphanide family that protected Jeremiah.

Relationships

Parents1
Azaliah son of Meshullam(father)
Children4
Ahikam son of Shaphan(father)Elasah son of Shaphan(father)Gemariah son of Shaphan(father)Jaazaniah son of Shaphan(father)

Family tree

Two generations up and down. Click any other person to recenter the tree on them. Solid lines are parent-of relationships; dashed pink lines are spouses; dashed amber lines are debated/tradition-divergent edges.