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Zechariah (Hebrew: זְכַרְיָה Zəḵaryā, "remember Yah"; Greek: Ζαχαρίας; Zacharias in KJV; Zachary in the Douay–Rheims Bible; Zakariyya (Arabic: زكـريـا, romanized: Zakariyyā) in Islamic tradition) is a figure in the New Testament and the Quran, and venerated in Christianity and Islam.
- 1st century BC
- 1st century BC (or early 1st century AD), Jerusalem (Matthew 23:35), the Levant
- Pre-Congregation
- Zechariah is a priest. A priest is someone whose responsibilities included offering sacrifices and taking care of the Temple of the Lord, and blessing the Lord’s name (1 Chr 23:13).
- Zechariah is from the tribe of Levi. In Bible times, the Jews traced their ancestry back to one of Jacob’s twelve sons. Zechariah is from the tribe of Levi, the same tribes that Moses, Aaron, Ezra, and Asaph hail from.
- Zechariah followed the law of Moses. Luke tells us that both Zechariah and his wife Elizabeth were “blameless” when it came to the Torah: they observed all the Lord’s decrees and commands (Lk 1:6).
- Zechariah is the first person in the NT to speak with an angel (chronologically) Most of our stories of Jesus’ birth start with an angel speaking to either Mary or Joseph, right?
Zechariah (New Testament figure), the father of John the Baptist in the New Testament. Notes. ^ Pronounced / zɛkəˈraɪ.ə /; Hebrew: זְכַרְיָה, Modern: Zəḵarya, Tiberian: Zăḵaryā, " Yah has remembered"; Arabic: زكريّا Zakariyā or Zakariyyā; Biblical Greek: Ζαχαρίας Zakharias; Latin: Zacharias. References. Footnotes. ^ Khan, Geoffrey (2020).
Zechariah Text. Content Summary. NT Passages. 9:9. the king comes to Zion humble and riding a donkey. Matt. 21:5; John 12:15. 11:13. 30 pieces of silver thrown into the house of the Lord. Matt. 27:9.
Resources Encyclopedia of The Bible Z Zechariah. Zechariah. ZECHARIAH zĕk’ ə rī’ ə ( זְכַרְיָ֥ה and זְכַרְיָ֨הוּ; LXX and NT, Ζαχαρίας, G2408, “Jehovah remembers”). Four times it is spelled Zachariah in KJV OT ( 2 Kings 14:29; 15:8, 11; 18:2) and besides the eight occurrences in Luke 1 in KJV NT in Matthew 23:35; Luke 3:2; 11:51. 1.
What is said in the Book of Zechariah conveys an essential truth: despite all that has happened, God’s plan has not been frustrated; the true God is mightier than all human empires, however powerful; humanity is not destined to disappear amid the conflicts between nations.
Zechariah is the 11th book of The Twelve. Zechariah is set after the return of the exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem. We are told in the book of Ezra ( Ezra 5:1-2 ) that Zechariah and Haggai together challenged and motivated the people to rebuild the temple and look for the fulfillment of God’s promises.
