Bible Person

Iddo

Meaning: his band; power; praise · Male · 4 cross references

This Iddo entry refers to the priestly ancestor connected with the prophet Zechariah, not other prophets or returnees of the same name. His significance comes through the prophetic-priestly line preserved in Ezra and Zechariah. First appears in Ezra 5:1.1

AI summary: This Iddo matters because the cross references preserve him as the older ancestral figure behind Zechariah's prophetic identity. The name helps explain why Zechariah can be called both son of Berechiah and associated with Iddo, rooting the prophet in a remembered priestly family. Taken together, the material presents this Iddo as the ancestral figure whose line supports Zechariah's prophetic-priestly standing.1

Central Figure

Iddo

Meaning: his band; power; praise

Children