Lexical Definition

‎בֶּרֶכְיָה‎ Berekyâh (beh-rek-yaw') Berechiah ^N:N-M-P
or בֶּרֶכְיָהוּ Berekyâhûw (beh-rek-yaw'-hoo); from ‎בֶּרֶךְ‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; knee (i.e. blessing) of Jah

Berachiah, Berechiah.

• § Berachiah or Berechiah = "Jehovah blesses"
• Berekjah, the name of six Israelites

1) a son of Zerubbabel
2) a Levite who returned for the exile
3) father of Meshullam, one of Nehemiah's chiefs who assisted in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem
4) father of Zechariah
5) a Gershonite Levite, the father of Asaph, the singer, doorkeeper of the ark
6) an Ephraimite chief in the time of Ahaz

See Greek: Βαραχίας

Extended Information

• A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at 1Ch.9.16
• son of: Asa (אָסָא)

Profile

Male • Son of Asa • Levite gatekeeper in post-exilic Jerusalem

Levite living at the time of Exile and Return

Berechiah, a Levite gatekeeper, lived in the villages of the Netophathites.

• A man from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at 1Ch.9.16;
• only referred to as Berechiah בֶּרֶכְיָה;
• a son of Asa אָסָא.

Berechiah was a Levite who served as a gatekeeper in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. He was the son of Asa and a descendant of Elkanah (1 Ch. 9:16). As a gatekeeper, Berechiah was responsible for guarding the entrances to the temple and maintaining order within the sacred precincts. He lived in the villages of the Netophathites, a group of people who resided in the vicinity of Jerusalem. Berechiah's role as a gatekeeper highlights the importance of the Levites in preserving the sanctity and security of the temple during the post-exilic period.

All entries for Berechiah: בֶּרֶכְיָה

Related Profiles:

• Asa (father)