Shaphan the scribe
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Shaphan the scribe was a royal secretary in the Hebrew Bible who served King Josiah and played a key role in the discovery and reading of the Book of the Law during the temple repairs.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
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court secretary ⓘ royal official ⓘ scribe ⓘ |
| action | read the Book of the Law before the king ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Hebrew Bible
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Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hilkiah the high priest
NERFINISHED
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temple administration in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | repair of the Jerusalem temple under Josiah ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | King Josiah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | religious reforms of King Josiah ⓘ |
| culturalRole | representative of scribal bureaucracy in Judah ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Israelite
NERFINISHED
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Judean ⓘ |
| familyRole | patriarch of the Shaphan family ⓘ |
| fatherOf |
Ahikam son of Shaphan
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Elasah son of Shaphan NERFINISHED ⓘ Gemariah son of Shaphan NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaazaniah son of Shaphan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| geographicContext | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| informed | King Josiah about the discovery of the Book of the Law ⓘ |
| knownFor |
participation in discovery of the Book of the Law
ⓘ
reading the Book of the Law to King Josiah ⓘ |
| languageContext | Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | mediator of the written law to the king ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
2 Chronicles 34
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2 Kings 22 ⓘ 2 Kings 25 ⓘ |
| office |
scribe of the king
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secretary of state ⓘ |
| participatedIn | implementation of Josiah’s covenant renewal ⓘ |
| receivedFrom | Hilkiah the high priest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivedItem | Book of the Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| reportedTo | King Josiah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | royal secretary ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | non-priestly official ⓘ |
| scripturalTradition | Deuteronomistic history NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | Kingdom of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder | King Josiah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceText | Deuteronomistic history books of Kings and Chronicles ⓘ |
| task | oversaw delivery of money for temple repairs ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 7th century BCE ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.