Baruch
c. 625–c. 580 BCE · Ancient Israel
“Afterward did he shew himself upon earth, and conversed with men.”
Famous Quotes
“This is our God, and there shall none other be accounted of in comparison of him.”
“This is the book of the commandments of God, and the law that endureth for ever: all they that keep it shall come to life; but such as leave it shall die.”
“He hath found out all the way of knowledge, and hath given it unto Jacob his servant, and to Israel his beloved.”
“Put off, O Jerusalem, the garment of mourning and affliction, and put on the comeliness of the glory that cometh from God for ever.”
About Baruch
Scribe and companion of the prophet Jeremiah who recorded his master's oracles. The apocryphal book bearing his name includes a confession of sins, a poem on wisdom, and a prophetic message of hope to the exiles in Babylon.