Jeremiah 40:11 meaning and explanation
When all the Jews in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and all the other lands heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, over them,
Jeremiah 40:11, Berean Standard Bible
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After Jerusalem fell, Jews who had fled to Moab, Ammon, Edom and other lands heard that Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam as governor over them. These refugees had escaped the siege by leaving the land, and the report of a settled community under a Judean official drew them home.
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