Ebed-Melech (Hebrew: עֶבֶד-מֶלֶךְ‘Eḇeḏmeleḵ; Latin: Abdemelech; Ge'ez: አቤሜሌክ) is a character in Jeremiah 38. When Jeremiah had been thrown into a cistern and left to die, Ebed-Melech came to rescue him.[1] As a result, Jeremiah relayed God's message to him that he would survive the coming destruction of Jerusalem.[2]
Ebed-Melech sees Jeremiah in the cistern. (Jim Padgett, 1984)
The name Ebed-Melech combines the Hebrew words servant and king, but scholars disagree on whether this combination is intended to be a title or personal name.[3] He served in the palace of Zedekiah, King of Judah during the Siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE). The text states that he was a Cushite.[4] According to Emmanuel Tov, the story exists in Hebrew and Greek versions that differ in length. The most important difference is that the LXX text, which Tov considers the original, does not call Ebed-Melech a eunuch.[5]
^Sadler, Ronnie S., Jr. (2005). Can a Cushite Change His Skin? An Examination of Race, Ethnicity, and Othering in the Hebrew Bible. London: T&T Clark. pp. 93–94. ISBN978-0567027658.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Tov, Emanuel (2000). "The Book of Jeremiah: A Work in Progress". Bible Review. 16 (3): 32–38, 45.
^Estigarribia, Juan Vicente (1992). "Commentaries on the Historicity of Acts of the Apostles 8, 26–39". Beiträge zur Sudanforschung. 5: 39–46.
Hirsch, Emil G.; Levi, Gerson B.; Kohler, Kaufmann; Schechter, Solomon; Seligsohn, M. (1901–1906). "Ebed-Melech". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
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