Baruchברוך
In the Bible
The prophet Baruch (ברוך) — first attested in Jer 32:12 (74 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).
וָאֶתֵּ֞ן אֶת־הַסֵּ֣פֶר הַמִּקְנָ֗ה אֶל־בָּר֣וּךְ בֶּן־נֵרִיָּה֮ בֶּן־מַחְסֵיָה֒ לְעֵינֵי֙ חֲנַמְאֵ֣ל דֹּדִ֔י וּלְעֵינֵי֙ הָֽעֵדִ֔ים הַכֹּתְבִ֖ים בְּסֵ֣פֶר הַמִּקְנָ֑ה לְעֵינֵי֙ כׇּל־הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים בַּחֲצַ֥ר הַמַּטָּרָֽה׃
and gave the deed to Baruch son of Neriah son of Mahseiah in the presence of my kinsman Hanamel, of the witnesses who were named<sup class="footnote-marker">d</sup><i class="footnote"><b>who were named </b>With many mss. and ancient versions; so ancient Near Eastern practice. Other mss. and the editions read “who wrote” (i.e., signed their names).</i> in the deed, and all the Judeans who were sitting in the prison compound.
Gematria & sigil
The consonantal gematria of Baruch (ברוך) and its sigil traced on the Lo Shu (Saturn 3×3) by the Aiq-Bekar digital-root method: each letter's value reduces to 1–9, those cells are joined in order — the trace is the sigil.
| Letter | Value | Aiq Bekar |
|---|---|---|
| ב | 2 | 2 |
| ר | 200 | 2 |
| ו | 6 | 6 |
| ך | 20 | 2 |
| Total | 228 | 3 |
Stellar letters
The 4-consonant name needs its 1 distinct simple-letter to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Baruch appears in the stellar reading on 1 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.
| Date | Precessional era | Occupied letters |O| |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1857 | Pisces | 3 |
Description
Baruch ben Neriah was the scribe, disciple, secretary, and devoted friend of the Biblical prophet Jeremiah. He is traditionally credited with authoring the Book of Baruch.
Facts
| Honored in | Judaism, Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Rastafari |
| Feast | 28 September, 15 November |
| Major works | Book of Baruch |
Life & work in brief
Summarised by section — one row per topic, for fast reading.
| Topic | Summary |
|---|---|
| Biography | According to Josephus, Baruch was a Jewish aristocrat, a son of Neriah and brother of Seraiah ben Neriah, chamberlain of King Zedekiah of Judah. |
| Historicity | In 1975, a clay bulla purportedly containing Baruch's seal and name appeared on the antiquities market. |
| Religious traditions | The rabbis described Baruch as a faithful helper and blood-relative of Jeremiah. |
Prophecies
Key prophetic utterances and visions attributed to Baruch, with sources.
| Prophecy / vision | Source |
|---|---|
| Writes Jeremiah's scroll, read in the temple, then burned by the king | Jer 36 |
| Seek no great things — I bring disaster on all flesh | Jer 45:5 |
| Vision of Zion taken up by angels; the nations judged and Zion restored | 2 Baruch |