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By: Jessica Morris and Kristie ManzuetaSection 2
 
The story of Jeremiah is found in the bookof Jeremiah
He is also mentioned in the Book of Lamentations
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A collection of five hymns of grief composed shortly after the fall of Jerusalem
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Not written by Jeremiah but the writersounds like Jeremiah
He is also mentioned in the books of Baruch
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Was written by several authorscenturies after the exile
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Baruch was Jeremiah’s scribe, so hecarried on many of Jeremiah’s teachings
Woodcuts by GustaveDoré(1832-1883)
 
The events during the time of Jeremiah begin at about 626 B.C
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They are also at the time after the kingdom divides into Israeland Judah (B.C 922) after North is destroyed but before the Exileof Judah (B.C 587)
At the beginning of the book of Jeremiah, King Josiah was in power
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He ruled the Southern kingdom of Judah
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He was a good king just like David
Jeremiah was born to a priestly family, to the son of Hilkiahandlived in Anathothin the land of Benjamin
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Anathothwas a village about three miles northeast of Jerusalem
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