Lexical Definition

‎אִמֵּר‎ ʼImmêr (im-mare') Immer ^N:N-M-P
from ‎אָמַר‎; talkative

Immer.

• § Immer = "he hath said"
• Immer, the name of five Israelites

1) a priest in David's time
2) a priest in Jeremiah's time
3) the father of Zadok the priest
4) an ancestor of a priest

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.14

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אִמֵּר‎

proper name, masculine 1. a priest assigned to David's time 1Chr 24:14 perhaps =

2. ancestor of priest 1Chr 9:12 compare Neh 11:13; Ezra 2:37; Ezra 10:20; Neh 7:40.

3. priest in Jeremiah's time Jer 20:1.

4. father of Zadok Neh 3:29.

5. proper name, of a location (?) Ezra 2:59 = Neh 7:61.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Priestly division • A priestly division and its descendants.

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Immer was the name of a priestly division during the time of David, and his descendants served as priests in the post-exilic period.

• A priest living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.14;
• only referred to as Immer אִמֵּר.

Immer is mentioned in several passages in the Old Testament as the name of a priestly division and its descendants. In 1 Chronicles 24:14, Immer is listed as the sixteenth of the twenty-four priestly divisions appointed by King David to serve in the temple. Each division was responsible for serving in the temple for a week at a time, twice a year.

The descendants of Immer are mentioned in Ezra 2:37 and Nehemiah 7:40 among the priests who returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian exile. In these passages, the Immerites are listed alongside other priestly families, indicating that they had maintained their priestly lineage and duties even during the exile.

In Ezra 10:20, some of the descendants of Immer are mentioned among the priests who had married foreign women, which was against the Law of God. As part of the religious reforms led by Ezra, these priests were required to send away their foreign wives and children to maintain the purity of the priestly lineage.

The Immerites are also mentioned in Jeremiah 20:1, where Pashhur, the son of Immer, is identified as a priest and a temple official. Pashhur had Jeremiah beaten and put in stocks for prophesying against Jerusalem and the temple. This incident highlights the tension between the prophetic message and the religious establishment during the time of Jeremiah.

The repeated mention of the Immerites in various contexts throughout the Old Testament suggests that they were a significant priestly family that played a role in the religious life of Israel, both before and after the Babylonian exile. As priests, they would have been responsible for conducting temple services, offering sacrifices, and teaching the people the Law of God.

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