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Iddo

Iddo, the grandfather of the prophet Zechariah, was a priest and prophet in post-exilic Judah.

The name Iddo means “his band; power; praise”

MaleExile and Return eraOld Testament2 books4 verses

Summary

A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezra 5:1; only referred to as Iddo (עִדּוֹ); father of Berechiah.

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Iddo

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Berechiah

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Mentions

  1. Ezra 5:1
    Later, the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them.
  2. Ezra 6:14
    So the Jewish elders built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.
  3. Zechariah 1:1
    In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, saying:
  4. Zechariah 1:7
    On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, the month of Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo.