Zechariah

Name disambiguation

The name Zechariah refers to multiple individuals in Scripture as well as a book title. The references below are grouped by person where the context is clear, and otherwise grouped as “other Zechariahs” requiring local context.

Biblical links

1) The 38th book of the Bible is called Zechariah

2) Zechariah son of Jeroboam II (king of Israel) c. 753–752 BC

3) Zechariah the prophet (post-exilic; son of Berechiah, son of Iddo)

4) Zechariah son of Jehoiada (priest; rebuked Judah; martyred)

5) Zechariah son of Jeberechiah (witness in Isaiah)

6) Zechariah son of Meshelemiah (Levitical gatekeeper / porter)

7) Zechariah in the days of Uzziah (understanding in the vision of God)

8) Zechariah son of Bebai (returned with Ezra)

9) Zechariah son of Jonathan (Nehemiah procession / trumpets)

Name variants (search note)

The name Zechariah may appear under different spellings in other Bible traditions, especially when translated from Greek or Latin (for example: Zachariah, Zacharias, and in some languages Zacarías / Zecarias).

Note: This site has not yet been systematically searched for these alternate spellings. References currently listed here were gathered under the standard English form “Zechariah.”