Hanamel

Han´uh-mel

The son of Shallum and the cousin of the prophet Jeremiah. Hanamel sold a field to Jeremiah according to the laws of redemption. Its purchase at the time the Babylonians were laying siege to Jerusalem (ca. 588 BCE) became a symbol to Jeremiah of God’s promised restoration of Israel (Jer 32:7-15). The transaction is also of interest because it sheds light on the legal system then in operation.