Jeremiah
Jeremiah of Anathoth was the wondrous prophet
of the Lord who was consecrated while still in his mother's womb
(cf. Jer. 1:5) for his prophetic ministry to Judah and to the
nations of the world. He was the son of Hilkiah the priest. He
foresaw in visions the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians
in 586 B.C., after which time he was eventually brought down to
Tahpanhes (Taphnas) in Egypt by a contingent of Judean rebels.
Jeremiah prophesied God's judgment against the Jews who had fled
to Egypt, and he was stoned to death there by his own countrymen
around 583 B.C. The Egyptians, however, showed great respect for
the slain prophet and laid him to rest with honors on the Pharoah's
royal property.