Baruch
In the Old Testament, at least three persons are called Baruch (ברוך "Blessed", Standard Hebrew Baruḫ, Tiberian Hebrew Bārûḵ).
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In the Book of Nehemiah 3:20 (DRV) 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 Jer 32:12-16, 36:1-32.
He acted in behalf of Jeremiah when Jeremiah was imprisoned (Jer 36:5, 8)
The deuterocanonical Book of Baruch (see also Apocrypha) contains 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.
Legend says that he died in Spain.Baruch son of Zabbai
Baruch son of Col-Hozeh
Baruch son of Neriah