Name appear 39 times in the Old Testament and are recorded in:
1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Zechariah, Matthew, Luke
In Chronicles:
Appears to be more than one individual with this name.
A chief and first born son of Meshelemiah.
A Levite, priest and doorkeeper of the ark.
The son of Jehoiada the priest
Had understanding in the visions of God
Grandfather to Hezekiah
In Ezra:
A prophet the son of Iddo
The son of Bebai
The son of Elam
In Nehemiah:
The son of Shiloni
Helped build the Temple
A priest the son of Pashur
The son of Jonathan, a priest who played the trumpet
In Isaiah:
The son of Jeberechiah
In Zechariah:
The son of Berechiah
1 Chronicles 5:7, 9:21,37, 15:18,20,24, 16:5,
1 Chronicles 24:25, 26:2,11,14 27:21
2 Chronicles 17:7, 20:14, 21:2, 24:20, 26:5,
2 Chronicles 29:1,13, 34:12, 35:8
Ezra 5:1, 6:14, 8:3,11,16, 10:26
Nehemiah 8:4, 11:4-5, 11:12, 12:16,35,41
Isaiah 8:2 Zechariah 1:1,7, 7:1,8
Recorded in Matthew and Luke:
Matthew 23:35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
Luke 11:51 From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.
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