Berechiah

Israelite who helped repair Jerusalem's wall

A written article for Berechiah is still to come. Below and alongside: where Berechiah appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 500 BC
    400 BC
  • Berechiah
    c. 450 BC

Original word

  • בֶּרֶכְיָה berechiah, berachiah
    H1296
Relationships
Father: Meshezabeel Father: Meshezabel Son: Meshullam
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Where Berechiah appears in Scripture

1 Chronicles 3

וַֽחֲשֻׁבָה וָאֹהֶל וּבֶֽרֶכְיָה וַֽחֲסַדְיָה יוּשַׁב חֶסֶד חָמֵֽשׁ׃
20
And Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab-hesed, five.

1 Chronicles 6

וְאָחִיו אָסָף הָֽעֹמֵד עַל-יְמִינוֹ אָסָף בֶּן-בֶּֽרֶכְיָהוּ בֶּן-שִׁמְעָֽא׃
39
And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,

1 Chronicles 9

וְעֹֽבַדְיָה בֶּֽן-שְׁמַעְיָה בֶּן-גָּלָל בֶּן-יְדוּתוּן וּבֶֽרֶכְיָה בֶן-אָסָא בֶּן-אֶלְקָנָה הַיּוֹשֵׁב בְּחַצְרֵי נְטֽוֹפָתִֽי׃
16
And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.

1 Chronicles 15

וַיַּֽעֲמִידוּ הַלְוִיִּם אֵת הֵימָן בֶּן-יוֹאֵל וּמִן-אֶחָיו אָסָף בֶּן-בֶּֽרֶכְיָהוּ וּמִן-בְּנֵי מְרָרִי אֲחֵיהֶם אֵיתָן בֶּן-קֽוּשָׁיָֽהוּ׃
17
So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
וּבֶֽרֶכְיָה וְאֶלְקָנָה שֹֽׁעֲרִים לָֽאָרֽוֹן׃
23
And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

2 Chronicles 28

וַיָּקֻמוּ אֲנָשִׁים מֵֽרָאשֵׁי בְנֵֽי-אֶפְרַיִם עֲזַרְיָהוּ בֶן-יְהֽוֹחָנָן בֶּֽרֶכְיָהוּ בֶן-מְשִׁלֵּמוֹת וִֽיחִזְקִיָּהוּ בֶּן-שַׁלֻּם וַֽעֲמָשָׂא בֶּן-חַדְלָי עַל-הַבָּאִים מִן-הַצָּבָֽא׃
12
Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war,

Nehemiah 3

וְעַל-יָדָם הֶֽחֱזִיק מְרֵמוֹת בֶּן-אֽוּרִיָּה בֶּן-הַקּוֹץ וְעַל-יָדָם הֶֽחֱזִיק מְשֻׁלָּם בֶּן-בֶּֽרֶכְיָה בֶּן-מְשֵֽׁיזַבְאֵל וְעַל-יָדָם הֶֽחֱזִיק צָדוֹק בֶּֽן-בַּעֲנָֽא׃
4
And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana.
‫(אחרי)‬ אַחֲרָיו הֶֽחֱזִיק חֲנַנְיָה בֶן-שֶֽׁלֶמְיָה וְחָנוּן בֶּן-צָלָף הַשִּׁשִּׁי מִדָּה שֵׁנִי אַֽחֲרָיו הֶֽחֱזִיק מְשֻׁלָּם בֶּן-בֶּרֶכְיָה נֶגֶד נִשְׁכָּתֽוֹ׃
30
After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber.

Nehemiah 6

כִּֽי-רַבִּים בִּֽיהוּדָה בַּֽעֲלֵי שְׁבוּעָה לוֹ כִּֽי-חָתָן הוּא לִשְׁכַנְיָה בֶן-אָרַח וִֽיהוֹחָנָן בְּנוֹ לָקַח אֶת-בַּת-מְשֻׁלָּם בֶּן בֶּֽרֶכְיָֽה׃
18
For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.

Zechariah 1

בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁמִינִי בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם לְדָרְיָוֶשׁ הָיָה דְבַר-יְהוָה אֶל-זְכַרְיָה בֶּן-בֶּרֶכְיָה בֶּן-עִדּוֹ הַנָּבִיא לֵאמֹֽר׃
1
In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
בְּיוֹם עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה לְעַשְׁתֵּֽי-עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ הוּא-חֹדֶשׁ שְׁבָט בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם לְדָרְיָוֶשׁ הָיָה דְבַר-יְהוָה אֶל-זְכַרְיָה בֶּן-בֶּרֶכְיָהוּ בֶּן-עִדּוֹא הַנָּבִיא לֵאמֹֽר׃
7
Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,