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It is a theophoric name, incorporating the divine name "Yahweh."<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>1. <b>Barachiah, Father of Zechariah:</b> Barachiah is mentioned in the New Testament in the context of Jesus' lament over Jerusalem. In <a href="/matthew/23-35.htm">Matthew 23:35</a> , Jesus refers to the blood of "Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar." This reference is part of a broader condemnation of the religious leaders of the time, highlighting their history of persecuting the prophets. The identity of this Zechariah is debated among scholars, with some associating him with Zechariah the prophet, son of Berechiah, from the Old Testament (<a href="/zechariah/1.htm">Zechariah 1:1</a>), while others suggest a different historical figure.<br><br>2. <b>Berechiah, Father of Asaph:</b> In the Old Testament, Berechiah is noted as the father of Asaph, a prominent Levite musician and seer during the reigns of David and Solomon. Asaph is credited with several psalms (e.g., <a href="/bsb/psalms/50.htm">Psalm 50</a>, Psalms 73-83). Berechiah's role as Asaph's father is mentioned in <a href="/1_chronicles/6-39.htm">1 Chronicles 6:39</a> , where the genealogy of the Levitical musicians is recorded.<br><br>3. <b>Berechiah, Son of Meshezabel:</b> Another Berechiah is mentioned in <a href="/nehemiah/3-4.htm">Nehemiah 3:4</a> as the son of Meshezabel. He is noted for his role in the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem under Nehemiah's leadership. This Berechiah participated in the repair work, demonstrating the communal effort and dedication to restoring the city after the Babylonian exile.<br><br>4. <b>Berechiah, Son of Iddo:</b> In the book of Zechariah, the prophet is identified as "Zechariah son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo" (<a href="/zechariah/1.htm">Zechariah 1:1</a>). This Berechiah is the father of the prophet Zechariah, who played a significant role in encouraging the Jewish people during the post-exilic period, particularly in the rebuilding of the temple.<br><br><b>Historical and Theological Context:</b><br><br>The name Barachiah, and its variant Berechiah, appears in various contexts throughout the Bible, often associated with individuals who played significant roles in Israel's religious and communal life. The name itself reflects a common practice in ancient Israel of incorporating the divine name into personal names, signifying a relationship with God and a recognition of His blessings.<br><br>The mention of Barachiah in the New Testament by Jesus serves as a poignant reminder of the history of Israel's leaders rejecting God's messengers. This reference underscores the continuity of God's prophetic message and the tragic pattern of resistance and persecution faced by those who spoke on His behalf.<br><br>In the Old Testament, the individuals named Berechiah are connected to significant religious and communal activities, such as temple worship and the rebuilding of Jerusalem. These references highlight the importance of faithful service and dedication to God's purposes, as exemplified by the families and individuals bearing this name.<br><br><b>Cultural and Religious Significance:</b><br><br>The name Barachiah, with its meaning "Yahweh blesses," reflects a deep cultural and religious significance in the biblical narrative. It embodies the hope and assurance of God's favor and blessing upon His people. The individuals associated with this name, whether in the context of prophetic ministry, musical worship, or communal restoration, illustrate the diverse ways in which God's blessing manifests in the life of His covenant community.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">BARACHIAH</span><p>bar-a-ki'-a (Barachias; the King James Version Barachias; <a href="/matthew/23-35.htm">Matthew 23:35</a>): Father of Zachariah who was murdered between the sanctuary and the altar. It is possible that reference is made to Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada (<a href="/2_chronicles/24-20.htm">2 Chronicles 24:20</a>), whom Matthew by mistake calls "Z., the son of Barachiah." <a href="/luke/11-51.htm">Luke 11:51</a> omits the name of the father of Z. (compare Zahn's Kommentar, 649, note).<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/914.htm"><span class="l">914. Barachias -- <b>Barachiah</b>, the father of a man killed in the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> <b>Barachiah</b>, the father of a man killed in the temple. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine<br> Transliteration: Barachias Phonetic Spelling: (bar-akh-ee'-as) Short <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/914.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/2197.htm"><span class="l">2197. Zacharias -- Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist, Zechariah, the son of <b>Barachiah</b>. Part<br> of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Zacharias Phonetic Spelling: (dzakh <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2197.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/hogg/the_diatessaron_of_tatian/section_xli_therefore_behold_i.htm"><span class="l">Therefore, Behold, I, the Wisdom of God, am Sending unto You <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> the blood of the righteous that hath been poured upon the ground [2804] from the<br> blood of Abel the pure to the blood of Zachariah the son of <b>Barachiah</b>, whom ye <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../hogg/the diatessaron of tatian/section xli therefore behold i.htm</font><p><a href="/library/barton/his_life/discourse_of_jesus_against_the.htm"><span class="l">Discourse of Jesus against the Scribes and Pharisees.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood<br> of Abel the righteous unto the blood of Zachariah son of <b>Barachiah</b>, whom ye <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/barton/his life/discourse of jesus against the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/rauschenbusch/the_social_principles_of_jesus/chapter_ii_the_solidarity_of.htm"><span class="l">The Solidarity of the Human Family</span></a> <br><b>...</b> that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood<br> of Abel the righteous unto the blood of Zachariah son of <b>Barachiah</b>, whom ye <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../rauschenbusch/the social principles of jesus/chapter ii the solidarity of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/rauschenbusch/the_social_principles_of_jesus/chapter_xi_the_cross_as.htm"><span class="l">The Cross as a Social Principle</span></a> <br><b>...</b> that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood<br> of Abel the righteous unto the blood of Zachariah son of <b>Barachiah</b>, whom ye <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../rauschenbusch/the social principles of jesus/chapter xi the cross as.htm</font><p><a href="/library/mcgarvey/the_four-fold_gospel/cx_jesus_last_public_discourse.htm"><span class="l">Jesus' Last Public Discourse. Denunciation of Scribes and <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> 35 that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood<br> of Abel the righteous unto the blood of Zachariah son of <b>Barachiah</b>, whom ye <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/cx jesus last public discourse.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_wars_of_the_jews_or_history_of_the_destruction_of_jerusalem/chapter_11_that_upon_the.htm"><span class="l">That Upon the Conquest and Slaughter of vitellius Vespasian <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> This is a somewhat strange exposition; since Zechariah the prophet was really "the<br> son of <b>Barachiah</b>," and "grandson of Iddo, Zechariah 1:1; and how he died, we <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter 11 that upon the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/barton/his_last_week/tuesdaythe_day_of_controversy.htm"><span class="l">Tuesday --The Day of Controversy.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood<br> of Abel the righteous unto the blood of Zachariah son of <b>Barachiah</b>, whom ye <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/barton/his last week/tuesdaythe day of controversy.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pullan/the_books_of_the_new_testament/chapter_iii_the_gospel_according.htm"><span class="l">The Gospel According to St. Matthew</span></a> <br><b>...</b> rest in the tomb (xii.40), the absence of all reference to the burning of the temple<br> in xxiv.2, the reference to Zachariah the son of <b>Barachiah</b> (xxiii.35 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../pullan/the books of the new testament/chapter iii the gospel according.htm</font><p><a href="/library/emmerich/the_life_of_the_blessed_virgin_mary/xvi_the_flight_into_egypt.htm"><span class="l">The Flight into Egypt and St. John the Baptist in the Desert</span></a> <br><b>...</b> His father was called <b>Barachiah</b>. [171] I saw that later the bones of that<br> Zechariah were found again, but have forgotten the details. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../emmerich/the life of the blessed virgin mary/xvi the flight into egypt.htm</font><p><a href="/library/paley/evidences_of_christianity/chapter_vi_one_argument_which.htm"><span class="l">One Argument which Has Been Much Relied Upon but not More than Its <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> There is also Zacharias the prophet; who was the son of <b>Barachiah</b>, and is so described<br> in the superscription of his prophecy, but of whose death we have no <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../paley/evidences of christianity/chapter vi one argument which.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/b/barachiah.htm"><span class="l"><b>Barachiah</b> (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia <b>BARACHIAH</b>. bar-a-ki'-a <b>...</b> 649, note).<br> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Barachiah</b> (3 Occurrences). Matthew 23 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/barachiah.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zachariah.htm"><span class="l">Zachariah (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> zak-a-ri'-a (Zacharias; the King James Version, Zacharias): (1) The son of <b>Barachiah</b>,<br> who, Jesus says, was slain between the temple and the altar (Matthew 23 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zachariah.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/killed.htm"><span class="l">Killed (352 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 23:35 that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood<br> of righteous Abel to the blood of Zachariah son of <b>Barachiah</b>, whom you <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/killed.htm - 36k</font><p><a href="/topical/u/upright.htm"><span class="l">Upright (392 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 23:35 So that on you may come all the blood of the upright on the earth, from the<br> blood of upright Abel to the blood of Zachariah, son of <b>Barachiah</b>, whom you <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/u/upright.htm - 36k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/righteous.htm"><span class="l">Righteous (407 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 23:35 that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood<br> of righteous Abel to the blood of Zachariah son of <b>Barachiah</b>, whom you <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/righteous.htm - 36k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/bar'achel.htm"><span class="l">Bar'achel (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Bar'achel. Barachel, Bar'achel. <b>Barachiah</b> . Multi-Version Concordance Bar'achel<br> (2 Occurrences). <b>...</b> (See RSV). Barachel, Bar'achel. <b>Barachiah</b> . Reference <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bar'achel.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/barachi'ah.htm"><span class="l">Barachi'ah (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br>Barachi'ah. <b>Barachiah</b>, Barachi'ah. Barachias . Multi-Version Concordance<br> Barachi'ah (1 Occurrence). <b>...</b> <b>Barachiah</b>, Barachi'ah. Barachias . Reference Bible. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/barachi'ah.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/shed.htm"><span class="l">Shed (73 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 23:35 that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood<br> of righteous Abel to the blood of Zachariah son of <b>Barachiah</b>, whom you <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/shed.htm - 32k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/joash.htm"><span class="l">Joash (49 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> done, and the act of sacrilege, murder, and ingratitude was perpetrated to which<br> Jesus seems to refer in Matthew 23:35 Luke 11:51 ("son of <b>Barachiah</b>" in the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/joash.htm - 41k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/abel.htm"><span class="l">Abel (22 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 23:35 that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood<br> of righteous Abel to the blood of Zachariah son of <b>Barachiah</b>, whom you <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/abel.htm - 22k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Barachiah (3 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/23-35.htm">Matthew 23:35</a></span><br />that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zachariah son of <span class="boldtext">Barachiah</span>, whom you killed between the sanctuary and the altar.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/zechariah/1-1.htm">Zechariah 1:1</a></span><br />In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD to Zechariah, the son of <span class="boldtext">Barachiah</span>, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/zechariah/1-7.htm">Zechariah 1:7</a></span><br />Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD to Zechariah, the son of <span class="boldtext">Barachiah</span>, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/b/barachiah.htm">Barachiah</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/b/barachiah--also_called_berechiah,_father_of_zechariah.htm">Barachiah: Also Called Berechiah, Father of Zechariah</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/b/barachiah--called_barachias_in.htm">Barachiah: Called Barachias In</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/barachiah.htm">Barachiah (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/barachias.htm">Barachias (1 Occurrence)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/naves/b/barachel--father_of_elihu.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Barachel: Father of Elihu"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Barachel: Father of Elihu" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/b/barachi'ah.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Barachi'ah"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Barachi'ah" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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