The available information seems to indicate that Baruch and his brother Seraiah were high officials who supported the faithful prophet Jeremiah in the eventful years before the destruction of Jerusalem.
Pieejamā informācija ļauj spriest, ka Baruhs un viņa brālis Seraja bija augsti valsts ierēdņi, kas atbalstīja pravieti Jeremiju dramatiskajos gados pirms Jeruzalemes iznīcināšanas.