Hadrach
Hadrach (Biblical Place • Damascus • 33.519°N, 36.313°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Zech 9:1 (identified with Damascus ). It is closely linked with Zechariah (Old Testament • 14 Chapters): Zechariah (Old Testament, 14 chapters). Key figures: Zechariah, Berechiah , Iddo , Judah , Jacob/Israel , Joshua . Key places: Jerusalem , Zion , Babylon , Shinar , Hadrach , Damascus. Opens with: "In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah , the son of Iddo the proph..."
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Abram/Abraham (Generation 20 • Messianic Line • Child of Terah ): ( Genesis 11:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:26-27 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 25:7-10 ) G-d renamed Abram to Abraham ( Genesis 17:5 ). Abram was the first person called 'Hebrew' in the Bible ( Genesis 14:13 ). Abram was born 1948 years from the creation of the world. (mentioned in Genesis 11 , Genesis 14 , Genesis 17 ) Rachael (Generation 23 • Child of Laban ): Rachael is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Laban . ( Genesis 29:10 , Genesis 29:16 ) (mentioned in Genesis 29 ) Jehozadak (Generation 48 • Child of Seraiah ): ( 1 Chronicles 6:14 ) Jehozadak was high priest ( Haggai 1:1 ) when Judah and Jerusalem were carried away into exile by Nebuchadnezzar ( 1 Chronicles 6:15 ). (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 6 , Haggai 1 , Haggai 2 ) Eber (or Heber ) (Generation 14 • Messianic Line • Child of Shelah ): ( Genesis 10:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:18 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:17-18 ) Eber/Heber is the person who became the father of the Hebrews . Abram was the first to be called a Hebrew in Scripture ( Genesis 14:13 ). (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Genesis 11 , Genesis 14 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Hadrach (Ancient biblical location referenced in Zech 9:1 (identified with Damascus ).) Gederoth (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:41 , 2 Chr 28:18 (identified with Gederah ).) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Tel Lachish Archaeological Site — 3D archaeological site model from the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East documenting the fortified Judean city of Lachish ( Tel Lachish )—the second most important city in the Kingdom of Judah after Jerusalem , besieged by Sennacherib in 701 BC and by Nebuchadnezzar II in 586 BC ( Jeremiah 34:7 ).
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Zechariah 9:1 : "The burden of the word of the Lord in the land of Hadrach , and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel , shall be toward the Lord."; 1 Chronicles 18:10 : "He sent Hadoram his son to king David , to enquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou..."; Genesis 36:39 : "And Baal –hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau ; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of ...". Related canonical books and chapters: Zechariah (Old Testament • 14 Chapters), Zechariah 9 ( Zechariah • Chapter 9 (17 verses)), Daniel 1 ( Daniel • Chapter 1 (21 verses)).