Person Old Testament
Berechiah
Also known as Berechiah =ESV, KJV; Berekiah =NIV
Berechiah, son of Meshezabel, repaired sections of Jerusalem's wall during Nehemiah's time. Mentioned in 3 verses across 1 book, first at Nehemiah 3:4.
Why it matters. Israelite who helped repair Jerusalem's wall
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Berechiah
Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, was an Israelite who actively participated in the rebuilding of Jerusalem's wall during the time of Nehemiah. He repaired two sections of the wall, one near the residence of Eliashib the high priest (Neh. 3:4) and another near his own house (Neh. 3:30). Berechiah's dedication to the restoration of Jerusalem's defenses exemplifies the collective effort and unity of the Jewish community in the face of opposition. Additionally, Berechiah's son Meshullam was married to the daughter of Tobiah the Ammonite, one of Nehemiah's adversaries (Neh. 6:18), highlighting the complex social and political dynamics of the time.
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
- Meshezabel
- Children
- Meshullam
Appears in Scripture
Named in 3 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.