JEREMIAH

Old Testament prophet: received his call in the time of King Josiah, c. 626 B.C.; he played a prom i- ‘nent part in the religious and political history of Israel from 604, when the A yrian power under Nebuchadnezzar conquered the Egyptians at Carchemish. J. saw that it was best that Israel should yield to As syria, but his word was not heeded, with the result that the nation went into captivity, and J. after various sufferings was carried off to Hgypt. The book of J. is the longest and one of the greatest of the prophetical books. It is probably largely the work of J. himself, but to some extent recast, and the arrangement is often unchronological. Aeres (36° 40’ N., 6° 8’ W.), town, aa center of sherry trade. Pop. 15’ N., 6° 48’ W.), town, Spain. Pop. 10,500.