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Achim

Portrait of Achim

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
Era
Exile / Second Temple

Family

Parents
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Achim
New Testament Genealogy

Did You Know?

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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.

A14nd Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;

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