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Jeremiah Hebrew:יִרְמְיָה , Modern Hebrew:Yirməyāhū, IPA: jirməˈjaːhu, Tiberian:Yirmĭyahu, Greek:Ἰερεμίας), meaning "Yahweh exalts", or called the "Weeping prophet" was one of the main prophets of the Hebrew Bible...

was one of the main prophets of the Hebrew Bible.

Jeremiah is a given name and surname that may also be spelled Jeremias. It may refer to:

Clergy


First name

  • Jeremiah
    Jeremiah
    Jeremiah Hebrew:יִרְמְיָה , Modern Hebrew:Yirməyāhū, IPA: jirməˈjaːhu, Tiberian:Yirmĭyahu, Greek:Ἰερεμίας), meaning "Yahweh exalts", or called the "Weeping prophet" was one of the main prophets of the Hebrew Bible...

    , prophet of the Hebrew Bible
  • Jeremiah Baisako
    Jeremiah Baisako
    Jeremiah Baisako is a Namibian footballer. A member of the Namibia national football team, Baisako plays domestically for Ramblers F.C..-References:...

     (born 1980), Namibian football player
  • Jeremiah Beveridge (1862–1927), American historian and politician
  • Jeremiah Birnbaum
    Jeremiah Birnbaum
    Jeremiah Birnbaum is a singer/songwriter falling mostly in the Americana vein; in press his music has also been described as a combination of folk, blues, country, and compared to such artists as Sheryl Crow, Mark Kozelek, John Mayer, Johnny Cash, Jim Croce and Van Morrison...

     (born 1978), American singer-songwriter
  • Jeremiah Black (1810–1883), American judge and politician
  • Jeremiah Boyle
    Jeremiah Boyle
    Jeremiah Tilford Boyle was a successful lawyer and noted abolitionist. He served as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...

     (1818–1871), American general
  • Jeremiah Brown
    Jeremiah Brown
    Jeremiah Brown was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:Jeremiah Brown was born in Little Britain Township, Pennsylvania. He engaged in milling and agricultural pursuits. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1826...

     (1785–1858), American politician
  • Jeremiah Castille
    Jeremiah Castille
    Jeremiah Castille is an American professional football player. A 5'10", 175-lb. defensive back from the University of Alabama, Castille was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 1983 NFL Draft. He played in six seasons in the NFL from 1983–1988 for the Buccaneers and...

     (born 1961), American football player
  • Jeremiah Clarke
    Jeremiah Clarke
    Jeremiah Clarke was an English baroque composer and organist.Thought to have been born in London around 1674, Clarke was a pupil of John Blow at St Paul's Cathedral. He later became organist at the Chapel Royal...

     (1674–1707), English composer
  • Jeremiah Clemens
    Jeremiah Clemens
    Jeremiah Clemens was a U.S. senator and novelist from the state of Alabama. He was elected to fill the vacancy left by the death of Dixon Hall Lewis, and served from November 30, 1849 to March 3, 1853...

     (1814–1865), American novelist and politician
  • Jeremiah Jones Colbath (1812–1875), American politician
  • Jeremiah Curtin
    Jeremiah Curtin
    Jeremiah Curtin was an American translator and folklorist.-Life:Born in Detroit, Michigan, Curtin spent his early life in Milwaukee County and later graduated from Harvard College in 1863. In 1864 he went to Russia, where he worked as both a translator and for the U.S. legation...

     (1835–1906), American translator
  • Jeremiah Day
    Jeremiah Day
    Jeremiah Day was an American academic, a Congregational minister and President of Yale College .-Early life:Day was the son of Rev...

     (1773–1867), American academic
  • Jeremiah Denton
    Jeremiah Denton
    Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. is a retired United States Navy rear admiral, naval aviator and a former Republican U.S. senator, for the state of Alabama...

     (born 1924), American naval officer
  • Jeremiah Dixon
    Jeremiah Dixon
    Jeremiah Dixon was an English surveyor and astronomer who is perhaps best known for his work with Charles Mason, from 1763 to 1767, in determining what was later called the Mason-Dixon line....

     (1733–1779), English surveyor
  • Jeremiah Duggar (born 1998), American reality TV star
  • Jeremiah Evarts
    Jeremiah Evarts
    Jeremiah F. Evarts was a Christian missionary, reformer, and activist for the rights of American Indians in the United States, and a leading opponent of the Indian removal policy of the United States government.-Early years:...

     (1781–1831), American missionary
  • Jeremiah Green
    Jeremiah Green
    Jeremiah Martin Green is a founding member and drummer of the indie rock band Modest Mouse from 1993 to March 2003, and again from July 2004....

     (born 1977), American musician
  • Jeremiah Horrocks
    Jeremiah Horrocks
    Jeremiah Horrocks , sometimes given as Jeremiah Horrox , was an English astronomer who was the only person to predict, and one of only two people to observe and record, the transit of Venus of 1639.- Life and work :Horrocks was born in Lower Lodge, in...

     (1618–1641), English astronomer
  • Jeremiah Mason
    Jeremiah Mason
    Jeremiah Mason was a United States Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, son of Jeremiah Mason and wife Elizabeth Fitch , he graduated from Yale College in 1788, studied law, moved to Vermont, and was admitted to the bar in 1791...

     (1768–1848), American politician
  • Jeremiah Massey
    Jeremiah Massey
    Jeremiah Massey , is an American-Macedonian professional basketball player. At 6 ft 7 ½ in , weighing 235 lbs. , he plays the power forward position...

     (born 1982), American basketball player
  • Jeremiah Morrow
    Jeremiah Morrow
    Jeremiah Morrow was a Democratic-Republican Party politician from Ohio. He served as the ninth Governor of Ohio, and the last Democratic-Republican to do so....

     (1771–1852), American politician
  • Jeremiah Nelson
    Jeremiah Nelson
    Jeremiah Nelson, was a Representative from Massachusetts.Nelson was born in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, September 14, 1769 to Solomon and Elizabeth Nelson. He graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1790...

     (1769–1838), American politician
  • Jeremiah O'Brien (Maine) (1778–1858), American politician
  • Jeremiah O'Brien
    Jeremiah O'Brien
    Captain Jeremiah O’Brien was a captain in the Massachusetts State Navy. Prior to its existence Captain Jeremiah O’Brien (1744–1818) was a captain in the Massachusetts State Navy. Prior to its existence Captain Jeremiah O’Brien (1744–1818) was a captain in the Massachusetts State...

     (1744–1818), American naval captain
  • Jeremiah Rangel (born 1977), American musician
  • Jeremiah Rossa (1831–1915), Irish politician
  • Jeremiah Robinson
    Jeremiah Robinson
    Jeremiah Robinson was an Irish soccer player during the 1920s and 1930s. He was also known as "Sam".Robinson was a tough defender during this era in the League of Ireland and was part of the All-Conquering Bohemians team of 1927/28 who won every trophy on offer that season - League of Ireland, FAI...

    , Irish football player
  • Jeremiah Rusk (1830–1893), American politician
  • Jeremiah Smith
    Jeremiah Smith
    Jeremiah Smith was an American lawyer, jurist and politician from Exeter, New Hampshire.Born in Peterborough, New Hampshire, Smith attended Harvard University before graduating from Queens College, New Brunswick in 1780. He served in the Continental Army, and read law to enter the bar in 1786...

     (1759–1842), American politician
  • Jeremiah Tower
    Jeremiah Tower
    Jeremiah Tower is an American celebrity chef who, along with Wolfgang Puck, Alice Waters, and Jonathan Waxman, is generally credited with developing the culinary style known as California cuisine.-Biography:...

     (born 1942), American chef
  • Jeremiah Trotter
    Jeremiah Trotter
    Jeremiah Trotter is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at Stephen F...

     (born 1977), American football player
  • Jeremiah Wadsworth
    Jeremiah Wadsworth
    Jeremiah Wadsworth was an American sea captain, merchant, and statesman from Hartford, Connecticut who profited from his position as a government official charged with supplying the Continental Army...

     (1743–1804), American merchant and politician
  • Jeremiah Wright
    Jeremiah Wright
    Jeremiah Alvesta Wright, Jr. is Pastor Emeritus of Trinity United Church of Christ , a megachurch in Chicago exceeding 6,000 members...

     (born 1941), American pastor

Surname

  • Alfred Jeremias
    Alfred Jeremias
    Alfred Karl Gabriel Jeremias was a German pastor, Assyriologist and an expert on the religions of the Ancient Near East.-Life:...

     (1864–1935), German historian
  • Andrea Jeremiah
    Andrea Jeremiah
    Andrea Jeremiah is an Tamil playback singer, voice actor and a film and theatre actress. Beginning her career singing playback, Andrea has gone on to appear in critically acclaimed films such as Pachaikili Muthucharam and Aayirathil Oruvan, winning praise for her portrayals.-Career:Andrea was born...

     (born 1985), Indian singer and actress
  • Ciaran Jeremiah, English musician
  • David Jeremiah
    David Jeremiah
    For the article on the retired U.S. Navy admiral and former Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, see David E. Jeremiah.David P. Jeremiah is a conservative evangelical Christian author, evangelist, and currently the senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church, an evangelical...

     (born 1941), American pastor
  • David E. Jeremiah
    David E. Jeremiah
    Admiral David Elmer Jeremiah, USN , is a former United States Navy officer, who served as Vice Chairman and also Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Since his retirement from the Navy in February 1994, he has worked in the field of investment banking...

     (born 1934), American admiral
  • Ian Jeremiah
    Ian Jeremiah
    Ian Jeremiah is a Welsh racing cyclist and co-owner of Cyclopaedia cycle shop since 1994. The shop also supports the 'Cardiff JIF' cycling club since 1995, members and previous members of the club include champions and professionals such as Geraint Thomas, Matt Beckett and Gareth Sheppard...

     (born 1970), Welsh cyclist
  • Joachim Jeremias
    Joachim Jeremias
    Joachim Jeremias was a German Lutheran theologian, scholar of Near Eastern Studies and university professor for New Testament studies. He was abbot of Bursfelde, 1968–1971....

     (1900–1979), German theologian
  • Kevin Jeremiah, English musician

Fiction

  • Angie Jeremiah, a character in the Canadian television series Degrassi: The Next Generation
  • Jeremiah, 1919 play by Stefan Zweig
    Stefan Zweig
    Stefan Zweig was an Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist and biographer. At the height of his literary career, in the 1920s and 1930s, he was one of the most famous writers in the world.- Biography :...

  • Jeremiah (comics), a Belgian comic book series
  • Jeremiah (TV series)
    Jeremiah (TV series)
    Jeremiah is an American television series starring Luke Perry and Malcolm-Jamal Warner that ran on the Showtime network from 2002 to 2004. The series takes place in a post-apocalyptic future where most of the adult population has been wiped out by a deadly virus.Developed by Babylon 5 creator J...

    , an American television series based on the above comic series
  • Jeremiah Arkham
    Jeremiah Arkham
    Jeremiah Arkham is a fictional character in DC Comics' Batman comic books, in which he serves as the current head of Arkham Asylum, an institution for the criminally insane. He debuted in 1992 in Shadow of the Bat #1 during the four-part story arc, Batman: The Last Arkham, that kicked off the new...

    , fictional character in the Batman comic series
  • Jeremiah Cloutier
    Jeremiah Cloutier
    Reverend Jeremiah Cloutier is a fictional character on the HBO prison drama Oz, portrayed by Luke Perry.-Character overview:Prisoner #00C966. Convicted December 27, 2000 - Embezzlement and petty larceny. Sentence: nine years, up for parole in five....

    , fictional character in the American television series Oz
  • Jeremiah Collins
    Jeremiah Collins
    Jeremiah Collins was played primarily by Anthony George during the 1795 flashback on the ABC-TV cult television gothic horror soap opera serial Dark Shadows.-Story:...

    , fictional character in the American television series Dark Shadows
  • Jeremiah Gottwald, fictional chatacter in the Japanese anime series Code Geass
  • Jeremiah Johnson
    Jeremiah Johnson
    Jeremiah Johnson is a 1972 western film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Robert Redford as the title character and Will Geer as "Bear Claw" Chris Lapp...

    , 1972 American film
  • Jeremiah Surd, fictional villain in the television series The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
  • Jeremiah Symphony, 1942 symphony by Leonard Bernstein
  • "Jeremiah was a bullfrog", unofficial title of Hoyt Axton's 1970 song, "Joy to the World"
  • Joey Jeremiah
    Joey Jeremiah
    Joseph "Joey" Jeremiah is a fictional character from the Degrassi series portrayed by Pat Mastroianni. His first appearance in the series was as a grade 8 student on Degrassi Junior High. Since his first appearance up to Degrassi High, he has been the main focus character and arguably the most...

    , a character in the Canadian television series' Degrassi and Degrassi: The Next Generation

Places

  • Jeremiah Brown House and Mill Site
    Jeremiah Brown House and Mill Site
    Jeremiah Brown House and Mill Site is a Colonial-era mill complex and national historic district at Rising Sun, Cecil County, Maryland, United States...

    , Maryland
  • Jeremiah Curtin House
    Jeremiah Curtin House
    The Jeremiah Curtin House is a unique stone building built in 1846. It was the boyhood home of noted American linguist and folklorist Jeremiah Curtin and is part of the Trimborn Farm estate in Greendale, Wisconsin. The house is owned by the Milwaukee County Historical Society and listed on the...

    , Wisconsin
  • Jeremiah Dexter House
    Jeremiah Dexter House
    The Jeremiah Dexter House is an historic colonial house at 957 North Main Street in Providence, Rhode Island.The house was built in 1754 for printer Jeremiah Dexter on farm land that was originally granted to his ancestor Gregory Dexter, a friend and printer for Roger Williams...

    , Rhode Island
  • Jeremiah Lee Mansion
    Jeremiah Lee Mansion
    The Jeremiah Lee Mansion is a nonprofit historic house museum located at 170 Washington Street, Marblehead, Massachusetts. It is open during the warmer months; an admission fee is charged....

    , Massachusetts
  • Jeremiah Morehouse House
    Jeremiah Morehouse House
    The Jeremiah Morehouse House is located on Hathorn Road in Warwick, New York, United States, just off NY 94. It is a wooden house that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006....

    , New York
  • Jeremiah Strawn House
    Jeremiah Strawn House
    The Jeremiah Strawn House is a historic house in the city of Ottawa, Illinois. It is a good example of a front-gabled house with Italianate detailing. The Strawn House was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1995.-History:...

    , Illinois
  • Jeremiah J. Yeareance House
    Jeremiah J. Yeareance House
    The Jeremiah J. Yeareance House, is located in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. The house was built in 1804 and served as a residence for the teacher of River Road School. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 3, 1986.- See also :...

    , New Jersey

Other uses

  • Book of Jeremiah
    Book of Jeremiah
    The Book of Jeremiah is the second of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible, following the book of Isaiah and preceding Ezekiel and the Book of the Twelve....

    , 6th century BC biblical text
  • Jeremiah Films
    Jeremiah Films
    Jeremiah Films is a media production and distribution company founded by Christian conservative Patrick Matrisciana, based in Jacksonville Beach, Florida and has been managed by his son since 2009....

    , American video production company
  • Jeremiah Weed
    Jeremiah Weed
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    , American bourbon manufacturer
  • Letter of Jeremiah, deuterocanonical (or apocryphal) book of the Old Testament
  • Old Jeremiah, antique British naval gun
  • SS Jeremiah O'Brien
    SS Jeremiah O'Brien
    -See also:*Liberty ship*Victory ship - other surviving Liberty ship*Nash - last surviving Army ship at D-Day...

    , World War II Liberty ship
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