Scripture Spot Logo

Verse of the Day

WEB

Author Spotlight

Loading featured author...

Report Issue

See a formatting issue or error?

Let us know →

and they departed, and lived in Geruth Chimham, which is by Beth-lehem, to go to enter into Egypt,

Verse Takeaways

1

A Link to David and Jesus

Commentators explain that 'Geruth Chimham' was likely an inn or lodging place near Bethlehem. It was probably land King David gave to Chimham, the son of his loyal friend Barzillai. This location, on the road to Egypt, not only connects Jeremiah's story back to King David but also forward, as one scholar suggests it could be the very 'inn' where there was no room for Mary and Joseph centuries later.

See 3 Verse Takeaways

Book Overview

Jeremiah

Author

Audience

Composition

Teaching Highlights

Outline

+ 5 more

See Overview

Commentaries

5

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Jeremiah 41:17

18th Century

Theologian

The habitation of Chimham: The Hebrew text has Geruth-Chemoham, of which place nothing is known. The Masoretes read: Geruth-Chimham, the Kha…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Jeremiah 41:17

19th Century

Bishop

They departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham. —The word translated “habitation” is not found elsewhere, but it i…

John Calvin

John Calvin

On Jeremiah 41:16–18

16th Century

Theologian

The Prophet now shows that though some kind of virtue appeared in John the son of Kareah, he was not yet of a right mind. He was an energetic and a…

Premium

Go Ad-Free

Go ad-free and create your own bookmark library

John Gill

John Gill

On Jeremiah 41:17

17th Century

Pastor

And they departed
From Mizpah, Johanan, and the captains of the forces, and all the people rescued from Ishmael:

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Jeremiah 41:11–18

17th Century

Minister

The success of wickedness must be short, and none can prosper who harden their hearts against God. And those justly lose comfort in real fears, who…