Berechiah

== Easton's Bible Dictionary ==

The father of the prophet (Zechariah 1:1,7 ).

Copyright StatementThese dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. Entry for 'Berechiah'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/b/berechiah.html. 1897.

== Fausset's Bible Dictionary ==

Berechiahu (Hebrew).

1. 1 Chronicles 3:20.

2. Nehemiah 3:4; Nehemiah 3:30; Nehemiah 6:18.

3. 1 Chronicles 9:16.

4. 1 Chronicles 15:23.

5. 2 Chronicles 28:12.

6. 2 Chronicles 1:1.

7. Zechariah 1:1; Zechariah 1:7.

== Holman Bible Dictionary == 1 Chronicles 3:2021 Chronicles 6:391 Chronicles 9:1641 Chronicles 15:232 Chronicles 28:126Nehemiah 3:4Nehemiah 6:17-197Zechariah 1:1Matthew 23:35 == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible ==

BERECHIAH . 1 . Father of Asaph ( 1 Chronicles 6:39 , AV [Note: Authorized Version.] Bsrachiah). 2 . Son of Zerubbabel ( 1 Chronicles 3:20 ). 3 . Father of Meshullam, one of Nehemiah’s chiefs ( Nehemiah 3:4; Nehemiah 3:30; Nehemiah 6:19 ). 4 . A Levite guard of the ark ( 1 Chronicles 9:16; 1 Chronicles 15:23 ). 5 . Father of the prophet Zechariah ( Zechariah 1:1 ). 6 . An Ephraimite chief ( 2 Chronicles 28:12 ).

== Morrish Bible Dictionary ==

1. Descendant of the royal family of Judah. 1 Chronicles 3:20 .

2. Father of Asaph, a 'singer,' 1 Chronicles 6:39 (BERACHIAH); 15:17.

3. Levite, son of Asa. 1 Chronicles 9:16 .

4. Levite, a door keeper 'for the ark.' 1 Chronicles 15:23 .

5. Son of Meshillemoth: he opposed the captives from Judah being brought into Samaria. 2 Chronicles 28:12 .

6. Father of Meshullam. Nehemiah 3:4,30; Nehemiah 6 : 18.

7. Father of Zechariah the prophet. Zechariah 1:1,7 .

== Smith's Bible Dictionary ==

Berechi'ah. (blessed of Jehovah).

1. A descendant of the royal family of Judah. 1 Chronicles 3:20.

2. A man mentioned as the father of Meshullam, who assisted in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. Nehemiah 3:4; Nehemiah 3:30; Nehemiah 6:18.

3. A Levite. 1 Chronicles 9:16.

4. A doorkeeper for the ark. 1 Chronicles 15:23.

5. One of the tribe of Ephraim, in the time of Ahaz. 2 Chronicles 28:12.

6. Father of Asaph, the singer. 1 Chronicles 15:17. See Berachiah.

7. Father of Zechariah. Zechariah 1:1; Zechariah 1:7.

== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia ==

ber -ē̇ -kı̄´a ( בּרכיה , berekhyāh , בּרכיהוּ , berekhyāhū , "Yahweh blesses," HPN , 216, 287):

(1) A descendant of David (1 Chronicles 3:20 ).

(2) The father of Asaph, the singer (1 Chronicles 6:39 the King James Version "Berachiah"; 1 Chronicles 15:17 ).

(3) A former inhabitant of Jerusalem, a Levee (1 Chronicles 9:16 ).

(4) A doorkeeper 'for the ark at David's time (1 Chronicles 15:23 ).

(5) One of the heads of the children of Ephraim (2 Chronicles 28:12 ).

(6) The father of Meshullam the builder (Nehemiah 3:4 , Nehemiah 3:30; Nehemiah 6:18 ).

(7) The father of the prophet Zechariah (Zechariah 11:7 ).

== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature ==

(Heb. Berekyah', בֶּרֶכְיָה, blessed by Jehovah; also in the prolonged form Berekya'hu, בֶּרֶכְיָהוּ, in 1 Chronicles 6:39; 1 Chronicles 15:17; 2 Chronicles 28:12; Zechariah 1:7; Sept. Βαραχίας, often Βαραχία ), the name of six men. (See Barachiah) and (See Barachias).

1. The son of Shimea and father of Asaph, the celebrated musician; he was one of the Levites who bore the ark to the tent prepared for it by David (1 Chronicles 6:39, where the name is Anglicized "Berachiah;" 15:17, 23). B.C. 1043.

2. The son of Meshillemeth, and one of the seven Ephraimite chieftains who enforced the prophet Oded's prohibition of the enslavement of their Judaite captives by the warriors of the northern kingdom (2 Chronicles 28:12). B.C. 789.

3. The fourth named of the five brothers of Zerubbabel (q.v.), of the royal line of Judah (1 Chronicles in 20; see Strong's Harmony and Expos. of the Gospels. p. 17, note m). B.C. 536.

4. A son of Asa, and one of the Levites that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites on the return front Babylon (1 Chronicles 9:16). B.C. post 536.

5. The son of Iddo and father of the prophet Zechariah (Zechariah 1:1; Zechariah 1:7). B.C. ante 500.

6. A son of Meshezabeel and the father of Meshullam, which last repaired a part of the walls of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 3:4; Nehemiah 3:30; Nehemiah 6:18). B.C. ante 446.