According to Josephus, Baruch was a Jewish aristocrat, a son of Neriah and brother of Seraiah ben Neriah, chamberlain of King 展开

• List of biblical figures identified in extra-biblical sources 展开

• Prophet Baruch Eastern Orthodox icon and synaxarion 展开

In 1975, a clay bulla purportedly containing Baruch's seal and name appeared on the antiquities market. Its purchaser, a prominent Israeli collector, permitted Israeli archaeologist Nahman Avigad to publish the bulla. Although its source is not definitively … 展开

Rabbinical literature
The rabbis described Baruch as a faithful helper and blood-relative of Jeremiah. According to rabbinic literature, both Baruch and Jeremiah, being kohanim and descendants of the proselyte Rahab, served as a humiliating … 展开

The tomb of Baruch is unknown. It is reported to be a mile away from that of Ezekiel, near a town known Mashhad Ali; however there is no record of it existing. Rabbinic sources reported that a strange plant, the leaves of which are sprinkled with gold dust, grows on … 展开