Nebushasban

Person

Nebushasban was a Babylonian official, identified as "the chief eunuch" (Hebrew Rab-saris), who was among the Babylonian commanders sent by Nebuchadnezzar to oversee the treatment of Jeremiah after Jerusalem fell in 586 B.C. (Jer. 39:13). He participated in retrieving Jeremiah from the court of the guard and handing him over to Gedaliah the governor. His title indicates he was a high-ranking palace official in the Babylonian administration.