Bible Verses About "Who Was Ebed-melech"
Ebed-melech was an Ethiopian eunuch in King Zedekiah's court who saved the prophet Jeremiah from dying in a muddy dungeon.
Ebed-melech was an Ethiopian eunuch in King Zedekiah's court who saved the prophet Jeremiah from dying in a muddy dungeon.
"Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;" — Jeremiah 38:7 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "Who Was Ebed-melech?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;"
"And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so."
"For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the LORD."
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