Bible Person

Zechariah

Meaning: same as Zachariah · Male · 1 cross reference

This Zechariah entry refers to the returnee leader in Ezra 8:11, not to the many prophets, priests, Levites, and rulers of the same name elsewhere. He belongs to the company traveling with Ezra from exile. First appears in Ezra 8:11.1

AI summary: This Zechariah matters because his single cross reference preserves the leadership identity behind one of the groups traveling with Ezra. The entry helps keep the restoration story rooted in named households rather than anonymous totals. Taken together, the material presents this Zechariah as a returnee leader in the post-exilic community.1

Central Figure

Zechariah

Meaning: same as Zachariah