Bible Characters & Character Studies
Hammelech
First appears at Jeremiah 36:26
First named in Scripture at Jeremiah 36:26 — read the chapter.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
the king’s, the father of Jerahmeel, mentioned in Jeremiah 36:26. Some take this word as a common noun, “the king”, and understand that Jerahmeel was Jehoiakim’s son. Probably, however, it is to be taken as a proper name.
