under David. That town was the village of Anathoth, located two and a half miles northeast of Jerusalem. Next, he tells us how long his prophetic ministry lasted. He began his work in the year 627 B.C. under the pious and good king Josiah. His ministry came to an end about the year 586 B.C., after the destruction of Jerusalem. His ministry lasted for over 40 years. Few other prophets served as long as Jeremiah. The Lord had determined Jeremiah’s future long before Jeremiah was conceived or his mother