Baruch = "blessed"<OL TYPE="1"><LI>friend, amanuensis, and faithful attendant of Jeremiah<LI>a priest, the son of Zabbai who assisted Nehemiah in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem<LI>a priest, or family of priests, who signed the covenant with Nehemiah<LI>son of Col-hozeh, a descendant of Perez or Pharez, the son of Judah</OL>