Jeremiah 1:1 meaning and explanation
These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.
Jeremiah 1:1, Berean Standard Bible
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This opening line introduces the book and its human author. Jeremiah was the son of Hilkiah, a priest, and he came from Anathoth, a town in the territory of Benjamin just a few miles north of Jerusalem.
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