Person Old Testament
Zechariah
Zechariah, a descendant of Perez, who lived in Jerusalem after the exile. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 11:4.
Why it matters. Descendant of Perez who lived in Jerusalem
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Zechariah
Zechariah was a descendant of Perez, the son of Judah, who lived in Jerusalem after the return from the Babylonian exile. He was the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel. Zechariah is mentioned in the list of the people who resettled in Jerusalem, which was a smaller population compared to the wider region of Judah. His presence in Jerusalem suggests his commitment to restoring the city and its spiritual life.
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
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Nehemiah (1 verse)