Jeberechiah

Father of the witness Zechariah

El reino divididoc. 700s BC

Jeberechiah is a person mentioned in Isaiah 8:2, where he is identified as the father of Zechariah, one of the reliable witnesses the prophet Isaiah called to confirm a prophetic act. He lived in the kingdom of Judah during the time of the prophet Isaiah, under King Ahaz's reign. Although little is known about him personally, his son played an important role as a trustworthy witness in a decisive prophetic event.

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Mentioned as the father of the witness Zechariah

Jeberechiah is mentioned as the father of Zechariah, who was called in as a reliable witness when Isaiah was to write the name "Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz" on a large tablet.

2And I took reliable witnesses for myself: Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberechiah.
וְאָעִ֣ידָה לִּ֔י עֵדִ֖ים נֶאֱמָנִ֑ים אֵ֚ת אוּרִיָּ֣ה הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְאֶת־זְכַרְיָ֖הוּ בֶּ֥ן יְבֶרֶכְיָֽהוּ׃ ‬

Prophetic testimony concerning Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz

Isaiah took reliable witnesses, including the priest Uriah and Zechariah, son of Jeberechiah, to document the prophecy about the coming Assyrian invasion against Syria and the Northern Kingdom.

1The LORD said to me: Take a large tablet and write on it with an ordinary stylus: "Belonging to Maher-shalal-hash-baz."
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֵלַ֔י קַח־לְךָ֖ גִּלָּי֣וֹן גָּד֑וֹל וּכְתֹ֤ב עָלָיו֙ בְּחֶ֣רֶט אֱנ֔וֹשׁ לְמַהֵ֥ר שָׁלָ֖ל חָ֥שׁ בַּֽז׃ ‬
2And I took reliable witnesses for myself: Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberechiah.
וְאָעִ֣ידָה לִּ֔י עֵדִ֖ים נֶאֱמָנִ֑ים אֵ֚ת אוּרִיָּ֣ה הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְאֶת־זְכַרְיָ֖הוּ בֶּ֥ן יְבֶרֶכְיָֽהוּ׃ ‬
3Then I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son. And the LORD said to me: Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
וָאֶקְרַב֙ אֶל־הַנְּבִיאָ֔ה וַתַּ֖הַר וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֑ן וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֵלַ֔י קְרָ֣א שְׁמ֔וֹ מַהֵ֥ר שָׁלָ֖ל חָ֥שׁ בַּֽז׃ ‬
4For before the boy knows how to say "My father" or "My mother," the wealth of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria will be carried off before the king of Assyria.
כִּ֗י בְּטֶ֙רֶם֙ יֵדַ֣ע הַנַּ֔עַר קְרֹ֖א אָבִ֣י וְאִמִּ֑י יִשָּׂ֣א ׀ אֶת־חֵ֣יל דַּמֶּ֗שֶׂק וְאֵת֙ שְׁלַ֣ל שֹׁמְר֔וֹן לִפְנֵ֖י מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר׃ ס ‬

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