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בֶּרֶכְיָה

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Berechiah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at 1Ch.9.16; son of: Asa (H0609H) § Berachiah or Berechiah = "Jehovah blesses" 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