Achim
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Achim was a son of Zadok named in Matthew's genealogy of Jesus Christ, part of the largely unrecorded chain of ancestors between Zerubbabel and Joseph. Nothing beyond his name and place in the lineage survives in Scripture.
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Biography
- Father
- Zadok
- Children
- Eliud
- Era
- Exile / Second Temple
Family
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Some manuscript traditions render this name as 'Jachin,' possibly connecting it to the name of one of the two great pillars at the entrance of Solomon's Temple.
Key Chapters
Key Passages
From the Exile to Joseph
Matthew 1:14
Achim is known from this single genealogical mention alone, with no narrative or additional detail preserved anywhere else in the Bible.
14nd Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;