Person Old Testament
Berechiah
Also known as Berechiah =ESV, KJV; Berekiah =NIV
Berechiah was a descendant of King David through Zerubbabel. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 3:20.
Why it matters. Descendant of David through Zerubbabel
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Berechiah
Berechiah is mentioned in the genealogy of King David's descendants after the Babylonian exile. He was a son of Zerubbabel, the leader who played a crucial role in rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem (1Ch. 3:20). Zerubbabel was a descendant of David through the line of Solomon and is considered an important figure in the post-exilic period. Berechiah's mention in this genealogy highlights the continuation of David's lineage even after the exile and the importance of tracing the royal line.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Zerubbabel
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)