Jeremiah

by Tottoli, Roberto

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Islamic tradition and literature give various versions of the name of Jeremiah (Ar., Irmiyā/Irmiyāʾ, Armiyā, Urmiyā) and tell his story in various episodes. In some of these, his story overlaps with accounts of such figures as Ezra, Daniel, and Nebuchadnezzar. The name Jeremiah, as Irmiyā, is explained as the foreign, subsequently Arabicised, name of a prophet who lived in the times of Nebuchadnezzar (r. in Babylon c. 605 B.C.E. to c. 562 B.C.E.), Alexander II (r. in Macedon, c. 370–368 B.C.E),…

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Islamic tradition and literature give various versions of the name of Jeremiah (Ar., Irmiyā/Irmiyāʾ, Armiyā, Urmiyā) and tell his story in various episodes. In some of these, his story overlaps with accounts of such figures as Ezra, Daniel, and Nebuchadnezzar. The name Jeremiah, as Irmiyā, is explained as the foreign, subsequently Arabicised, name of a prophet who lived in the times of Nebuchadnezzar (r. in Babylon c. 605 B.C.E. to c. 562 B.C.E.), Alexander II (r. in Macedon, c. 370–368 B.C.E), or

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei2740

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eng Islam

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Tottoli, Roberto

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