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Ahikam, in Hebrew "brother of support," "helper". One of the five whom Josiah sent to consult the prophetess Huldah in connection with the discovery of the book of the law. ^[1] He was the son of Shaphan, the royal secretary, and the father of Gedaliah, governor of Judea after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians.^[2]

On one occasion he protected Jeremiah against the fury of Jehoiakim.^[3]^[4] It was in the chamber of another son (Germariah) of Shaphan that Baruch read in the ears of all the people Jeremiah's roll.

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^ 2Kings 22:12-14; 2Chronicles 34:20
^ 2Kings 25:22; Jeremiah 40:5-16; Jeremiah 43:6)
^ (Jeremiah 26:24)
^ Ahicam - Catholic Encyclopedia article

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