In the Old Testament, at least three persons are called Baruch.
Baruch means 'blessed'.
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In the Book of Nehemiah (Neh 3:20) Baruch son of Zabbai is listed as helping Nehemiah to repair the walls of Jerusalem. Later (Neh 10:6) someone called Baruch seals the covenant with Nehemiah. These two may be the same person.
In Nehemiah 11:15 Baruch son of Col-Hozeh is listed as a returned captive, from the Tribe of Judah.
Baruch son of Neriah was the scribe of the prophet Jeremiah. See Jeremiah 32:12-16, 36:1-32.
He acted in behalf of Jeremaih when Jeremiah was imprisoned (Jer 36:5,8)
The Book of Baruch, in the Apocrypha, purports to contain a work written by Baruch, the prophet, in Babylon, in the fifth year after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans.
The Apocalypse of Baruch is a separate work from the Book of Baruch, also written by Baruch.
He is said to have gone with Jeremiah to Egypt.
Legen says that he died in Spain.Baruch son of Zabbai
Baruch son of Col-Hozeh
Baruch son of Neriah
