📌Nethaniah (Father of Ishmael)

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A person recorded as the father of Ishmael, who was a military commander when Jerusalem was destroyed.

Jer 40:8Then they, that is, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men, came to Gedaliah at Mizpah.
Jer 40:14and said to him, “Do you know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam did not believe them.
Jer 40:15Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke secretly to Gedaliah at Mizpah, saying, “Please let me go and kill Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no one will know it.

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