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Zechariah was Iddo's son.
"Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews." Ezra 5:1
"Through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo." Ezra 6:14
Zechariah was Iddo's grandson.
"Came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo." Zech.1:1
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Explanation:
It is commonplace in the Bible to refer a person as a son of a notable ancestor. For example, the Jews are collectively called
the “sons of Abraham”, and Jesus was often called the “Son of David”(the king). So, in genealogical
listings in the Scripture, it is OK to skip a generation. In Zechariah’s case, Iddo was a close ancestor who was probably
distinguished in the Israelite community. Berechiah was the father; Iddo was the grandfather of Zechariah.
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