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Jeremiah 35:1-2
New Catholic Bible
Jeremiah 35:1-2
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 35
Faithfulness of the Rechabites. 1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the days of King Jehoiakim of Judah, the son of Josiah: 2 Go forth to the clan of the Rechabites[a] and speak to them. Have them accompany you into one of the rooms of the house of the Lord and offer them wine to drink.
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- Jeremiah 35:2 Rechabites: a Kenite tribe (1 Chr 2:55) of nomads, allied with Israel. Jonadab (v. 6) had helped Jehu in his struggle against the worshipers of Baal (2 Ki 10:15-27). The Rechabites were now in Jerusalem as refugees from the invasion.
