Person Old Testament
Zechariah
Zechariah, a descendant of Shelah, who settled in Jerusalem after the exile. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 11:5.
Why it matters. Descendant of Shelah who lived in Jerusalem
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Zechariah
Zechariah was a descendant of Shelah, the son of Judah, who lived in Jerusalem after the return from the Babylonian exile. He was the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni. Like the Zechariah mentioned in Neh.11.4, this Zechariah is listed among the people who resettled in Jerusalem. His decision to live in the city demonstrates his commitment to the restoration of Jerusalem and the religious life of the community. The text provides no further details about this specific Zechariah.
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.
- Children
- Joiarib
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)