1:1 Anathoth. A town in the territory of Benjamin, 3 mi. N of Jerusalem, assigned to the Levites (cf. Josh. 21:18) where Abiathar had once lived (1 Kin. 2:26). 1:2 in the days of. Jeremiah’s ministry spanned at least 5 decades—from Judah’s king Josiah (13th year, 627 B.C.) to the final king, Zedekiah, in his last year (586 B.C.). 1:3 fifth month. Babylonian conquerors began deporting Judeans into captivity in the Heb. month Ab (July–Aug.) in 586 B.C. (52:12; 2 Kin. 25:8–11), shortly after breaking