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Berechiah
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
Blessed by Jehovah. (1.) Son of Shimea, and father of Asaph the musician (1 Chr. 6:39; 15:17). (2.) One of the seven Ephraimite chieftains, son of Meshillemoth (2 Chr. 28:12). (3.) The fourth of the five sons of Zerubbabel, of the royal family of Judah (1 Chr. 3:20). (4.) The father of the prophet Zechariah (1:1, 7).
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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
(blessed of Jehovah).
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
BERECHI'AH (whom Jehovah hath blessed). 1. One of David's posterity. 1 Chr 3:20. 2. A Levite. 1 Chr 9:16. 3. The father of Asaph, also called Berachiah. 1 Chr 15:17. 4. A doorkeeper for the ark. 1 Chr 15:23. 5. An Ephraimite in the days of Ahaz. 2 Chr 28:12. 6. The father of a builder of the wall. Neh 3:4, 1 Kgs 20:30; Neh 6:18. 7. The father of Zechariah. Zech 1:1, 1 Kgs 15:7.
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Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
BERECHI'AH (whom Jehovah hath blessed).
1. One of David's posterity. 1 Chr 3:20.
2. A Levite. 1 Chr 9:16.
3. The father of Asaph, also called Berachiah. 1 Chr 15:17.
4. A doorkeeper for the ark. 1 Chr 15:23.
5. An Ephraimite in the days of Ahaz. 2 Chr 28:12.
6. The father of a builder of the wall. Neh 3:4, 1 Kgs 20:30; Neh 6:18.
7. The father of Zechariah. Zech 1:1, 1 Kgs 15:7.