Jeremiah 32:7

“Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, etc.] Hilkiah, the father of Jeremiah, and this Shallum, were own brothers; so that Jeremiah and Hanameel were brothers’ sons, or own cousins: this coming of Hanameel to Jeremiah being a contingent event, with respect to second causes, and yet foretold as what would certainly be, shows that such events are foreknown by the Lord, and are sure to him: saying, buy thee my field that [is] in Anathoth; the place from whence Jeremiah came, and was but about two or three miles from Jerusalem, and therefore must be now in the possession of the Chaldean army; wherefore it may seem very strange in Hanameel to propose it to sale, and…”

“son of Shallum thine uncle--therefore, Jeremiah's first cousin. field . . . in Anathoth--a sacerdotal city: and so having one thousand cubits of suburban fields outside the wall attached to it (Num 35:4-5). The prohibition to sell these suburban fields (Lev 25:34) applied merely to their alienating them from Levites to another tribe; so that this chapter does not contravene that prohibition. Besides, what is here meant is only the purchase of the use of the field till the year of jubilee. On the failure of the owner, the next of kin had the right of redeeming it (Lev 25:25, &c.; Rut 4:3-6).”

“Hanameel was strictly the first-cousin of Jeremiah. In Hebrew all the terms of relationship are used in a more loose way than with us. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Behold: Kg1 14:5; Mar 11:2-6, Mar 14:13-16 Anathoth: Jer 1:1, Jer 11:21; Jos 21:18, Jos 21:19 for: Lev 25:23, Lev 25:34, Lev 25:49; Num 35:2; Rut 4:4-9 Jeremiah 32:8”