Person Old Testament
Zechariah
Zechariah was the head of the priestly family of Iddo during the high priesthood of Joiakim. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 12:16.
Why it matters. Head of the priestly family of Iddo
- Primary passages
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Zechariah
Zechariah was the head of the priestly family of Iddo during the time of Joiakim, the son of Jeshua, who served as high priest after the return from the Babylonian exile. He is mentioned in the list of priestly family heads during Joiakim's time. As the head of his family, Zechariah would have had a leadership role among the priests and been responsible for his family's service in the temple. This may be the same Zechariah mentioned as the grandfather of the prophet Zechariah (Zec.1.1), though this is not certain.
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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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)