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Berechiah

 

Berechiah - (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 3:4,30; 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) [Berachiah]

7. Father of Zechariah. (Zechariah 1:1,7)
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