Person
Berechiah
father of Zechariah the prophet
Father of the post-exilic prophet Zechariah and son of Iddo, mentioned in the opening of the book of Zechariah.
Who or what is this?
Berechiah is named in the opening verse of the book of Zechariah as the father of the prophet Zechariah and the son of Iddo. The prophet Zechariah ministered in the post-exilic period alongside , encouraging the returned community under and Jeshua to resume building . Berechiah himself receives no further narrative treatment in scripture; he is known solely through this genealogical identification linking the prophet to the priestly line of Iddo.
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