"Was Zechariah Iddo’s son or grandson?" (Alleged Contradiction #E9259)
Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them.
Ezra 5:1
And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
Ezra 6:14
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 prophet, saying …
Zechariah 1:1
Response
The term son can be used for grandson in the Bible. For instance, in the New Testament, the Pharisees said, “Abraham is our father,” referring to the fact that they were descended from Abraham—not that he was their immediate father.
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