Ahicam
Ahicam
(“My brother has risen”).
A high court official under Josias and his two sons, who protected Jeremias from the fury of the populace. He was the son of Saphan, “the scribe”, and father of Godolias, later governor of the country under Nabuchodonosor (see 2 Kings 22:12; Jeremiah 26:24 and 40:5).
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The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume ICopyright © 1907 by Robert Appleton CompanyOnline Edition Copyright © 2003 by K. KnightNihil Obstat, March 1, 1907. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., CensorImprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York