Zichri

About Zichri Written by AI

Zichri was a priest who served as the head of the priestly family of Abijah during the time of Joiakim, the son of Jeshua, who was the high priest. He is mentioned in the list of priests and Levites who returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile, as recorded in Nehemiah 12. The list is organized according to the heads of the priestly families, and Zichri is named as the representative of the family of Abijah. As the head of a priestly family, Zichri would have had responsibilities related to the organization and administration of the priests who served in the temple. The mention of Zichri in this context highlights the importance of the priestly families in maintaining the religious life of the community after the return from exile.

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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897

This entry is on the name Zichri, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.

Remembered; illustrious. (1.) A Benjamite chief (1 Chr. 8:19).

(2.) Another of the same tribe (1 Chr. 8:23).

M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.