God made.

One of the descendants of Judah, of the family of Hezron ( 1 Chronicles 2:39 , "Eleasah").

A descendant of king Saul ( 1 Chronicles 8:37 ; 9:43 ).

The son of Shaphan, one of the two who were sent by Zedekiah to Nebuchadnezzar, and also took charge of Jeremiah's letter to the captives in Babylon ( Jeremiah 29:3 ).

These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.