Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan; Even all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits very much. Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not. Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael. Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah. Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.-Jeremiah 40:11-41:2***Jehoiakim (Eliakim) was the great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandson of King David and Bathsheba. David was the 2nd king to reign over all of the Israelites in the Promised Land. Jehoiakim was the 17th king to rule Judah, the southern nation in the Promised Land. During Jehoiakim's reign, the Babylonians (Chaldeans) invaded Judah and Jerusalem, the royal city. King Nebuchadnezzar, ruler of Babylon, took sacred items from the temple of the Lord and put the items in the temple wherein he worshiped his idol in Babylon. During the reign of Jehoiakim's son King Jehoiachin (Jeconiah/Coniah), the 18th king to rule Judah, the Babylonians took Jehoiachin, his mother, wives, servants, royal court, troops, aides, craftsmen, prominent citizens, and more treasures from the temple of the Lord to Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar left only working class and penniless Israelites in Judah, established Jehoiakim's brother Mattaniah as king, and renamed him Zedekiah. During the 11th year of Zedekiah's reign, the Babylonians conquered Jerusalem, pursued Zedekiah and his sons as they fled, killed Zedekiah's sons, took out Zedekiah's eyes, burned the temple of the Lord and other buildings, and placed Gedaliah in charge. Ishmael and Johanan, Israelite army commanders, went with a group to speak to Gedaliah. After learning that Ishmael was working with enemy Ammonites, Johanan and his fellow officers went to warn Gedaiah. Gedaliah did not believe them. Johanan tried to give Gedaliah another warning and offered to handle the matter discreetly. However, Gedaliah refused to hear Johanan's words or accept Johanan's help. Over 500 years after Israelites began returning to Judah and Jerusalem, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was born. Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born into the tribe of Judah, the birth tribe of David and his descendants, to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 20:1-29, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy 31:1-30, 32:44-52, 34:1-12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 23:1-24:33, Judges 1:1-2;23, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, 10:1-29:30, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Jeremiah, Daniel, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26
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