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Head of a priestly family — 1,247 returned from exile
Pashhur was the head of a priestly family whose descendants returned to Israel after the Babylonian exile. He appears in the genealogical lists of Ezra and Nehemiah, where 1,247 of his descendants are recorded among those who came back to rebuild their homeland.
Locked Up, Not Shut Up
Jeremiah 20:1-6Pashhur is introduced as the temple's chief officer who responds to Jeremiah's prophecy not with engagement but with physical punishment and public humiliation.
Hoping for a Miracle
Jeremiah 21:1-2Pashhur son of Malchiah is one of the two officials Zedekiah dispatches to carry his desperate plea to Jeremiah, serving as a royal envoy in this crisis moment.
The Message Nobody Wanted
Jeremiah 38:1-3Pashhur joins the coalition of officials pressing the king to execute Jeremiah, representing the religious-political establishment most threatened by a prophet who won't soften God's message.
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