Berechi'ah. (blessed of Jehovah).

1. A descendant of the royal family of Judah. 1 Chronicles 3:20.

2. A man mentioned as the father of Meshullam, who assisted in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. Nehemiah 3:4; Nehemiah 3:30; Nehemiah 6:18.

3. A Levite. 1 Chronicles 9:16.

4. A doorkeeper for the ark. 1 Chronicles 15:23.

5. One of the tribe of Ephraim, in the time of Ahaz. 2 Chronicles 28:12.

6. Father of Asaph, the singer. 1 Chronicles 15:17. See Berachiah.

7. Father of Zechariah. Zechariah 1:1; Zechariah 1:7.