Zechariah, Berechiah and Iddo
This Zechariah is the prophet, the son of Berechiah and grandson of Iddo. He is distinct from John the Baptist’s father.
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Zephaniah’s ancestry
The opening genealogy names four generations. It does not call this Hezekiah a king.
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In focusCushi, father of Zephaniah
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Zephaniah the prophet Cushi is the father of Zephaniah the prophet.
Source: Zephaniah 1:1
The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
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Gedaliah, father of Cushi Gedaliah is the father of Cushi.
Source: Zephaniah 1:1
The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
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Bible edition: King James Version
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Cushi is the father of Zephaniah the prophet.
Source: Zephaniah 1:1
The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
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Gedaliah is the father of Cushi.
Source: Zephaniah 1:1
The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
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Amariah is the father of Gedaliah.
Source: Zephaniah 1:1
The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
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Hezekiah is the father of Amariah.
Source: Zephaniah 1:1
The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
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A question to carry into your reading
Zephaniah’s opening verse names four generations. What would it mean for faith to be remembered across four generations of your family?
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