Hanameel
חֲנַמְאֵל
“God has been gracious”
Summary
Jeremiah's cousin who sold him a field in Anathoth during the Babylonian siege, demonstrating faith in God's promise of restoration.
☩The Transaction
During the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, God told Jeremiah his cousin Hanamel would offer to sell him a field in Anathoth (Jeremiah 32:6-7). When Hanamel came as predicted, Jeremiah purchased the field, weighed out the silver, signed the deed before witnesses, and stored the documents in a clay jar—all symbolic of God's promise: 'Houses, fields and vineyards will again be bought in this land' (Jeremiah 32:15). This act of faith during Jerusalem's darkest hour proclaimed hope for the future.