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Zechariah (son of Jeberechiah)
Zechariah, the son of Jeberechiah, was one of the two "faithful witnesses," together with Uriah the priest, whom Isaiah took when, at God's command, he wrote the name "Maher-shalal-hash-baz" on a tablet (Isaiah 8:2).
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- Maher-shalal-hash-bazPeople
Maher-shalal-hash-baz was a son of the prophet Isaiah and appears in Isaiah 8. His name, meaning "plunder comes swiftly, spoil comes speedily," served as a sign that Aram and the northern kingdom of Israel, which were threatening Judah, would fall to Assyria.
- Zechariah (Son of Jehoiada)People
Zechariah, son of the priest Jehoiada, lived during the reign of Joash, king of Judah. He rebuked the people for idolatry and, at the king's command, was stoned to death in the court of the temple (2 Chronicles 24).
- Zechariah (Prophet)People
Zechariah was a prophet active during the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem after the return from the Babylonian exile, and he is the central figure of the Old Testament Book of Zechariah. Together with Haggai, he urged the people to rebuild the temple.
- JozadakPeople
Jozadak was the son of Seraiah, the high priest in Jerusalem just before the Babylonian exile. He was carried into captivity when Judah fell, and Scripture records him as the father of Jeshua (Joshua), who became high priest after the return from exile.
- MeshelemiahPeople
Meshelemiah was a Levitical temple gatekeeper of the Korahite line in the time of David, the son of Kore and the father of Zechariah. He appears in 1 Chronicles 26, where verse 14 records his name as "Shelemiah."
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- Isaiah 8:2
And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.
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