Berechiah בֶּרֶכְיָה

Asaph's father. Berechiah, a Levite, was a musician and gatekeeper during David's reign.

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Also called Berekiah, Berachiah.

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Where Berechiah appears

1 Chronicles (3)

Key verses

• 1 Chronicles 6:39 first mention — And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,
• 1 Chronicles 15:17 — So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
• 1 Chronicles 15:23 — And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Several people in the Bible share this name; this page is about the one described above. Verse text: King James Version.