Person Old Testament
Zechariah
Zechariah, son of Jeberechiah, was a faithful witness to Isaiah's prophecy about his son Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Isaiah 8:2.
Why it matters. Witness to Isaiah's prophecy about Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Zechariah
Zechariah, the son of Jeberechiah, was a witness to the prophet Isaiah's writing concerning the birth and naming of his son, Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz. God instructed Isaiah to record this prophecy and have it witnessed by faithful witnesses, one of whom was Zechariah. The name of Isaiah's son was symbolic, meaning "quick to the plunder, swift to the spoil," and signified the coming judgment on Syria and Israel by Assyria. Zechariah's role as a witness indicates his trustworthiness and possibly his prominence in the community. He is described as a faithful witness, suggesting his commitment to God and His word.
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
- Jeberechiah
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Isaiah (1 verse)