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Zechariah

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Biography

Zechariah the minor prophet is the son of Berechiah and grandson of Iddo, and his word comes in the reign of Darius .

His visions call returned Judah to turn to Yahweh, and the book looks ahead to a humble king coming to Zion .

In Scripture

Place in the Line

Zechariah is not in the line to Jesus.

Zechariah

Where scholars differ

Which named figure is meant in Matthew 23:35?

What is in question: Matthew speaks of the son of Berechiah being killed between sanctuary and altar, while 2 Chronicles says the son of Jehoiada being stoned in the temple court. The graph keeps the named figures distinct and flags the conflation question.

One reading

Matthew names the minor prophet

contested

Claim: Matthew identifies the victim as son of Berechiah, matching the father named in the opening of the minor-prophet book.

Basis: Matthew 23:35 says son of Berechiah; the opening of the minor-prophet book gives that father for its named prophet.

Who holds it: not attributed to a named source in this dataset

Verses:

Another reading

Matthew alludes to the son of Jehoiada

contested

Claim: Matthew is read as referring to the temple killing recorded in 2 Chronicles 24.

Basis: 2 Chronicles 24:20-22 says the son of Jehoiada being killed in the house of Yahweh.

Who holds it: not attributed to a named source in this dataset

Verses:

Scholarly weight: Both readings are represented because the father name and the killing scene point in different directions.

Graph note: The site does not merge the two named figures; the question is shown as an identity/conflation dispute.