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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 Jewish figure in the New Testament and the Quran, and venerated in Christianity and Islam.
Oct 25, 2023 · Question. Who was Zechariah in the Bible? Answer. There are a few prominent men in the Bible named Zechariah (alternate spelling Zacharias or Zachariah ). One was an Old Testament prophet who prophesied in the days of Haggai and who wrote the book of Zechariah ( Ezra 5:1; Zechariah 1:1 ).
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 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?
Son of Jehoiada the high priest in the reign of Joash of Judah. A godly man, he denounced the apostasy of the people from the Lord after his father’s death. Joash ordered him stoned to death in the Temple court ( 2 Chron 24:20-22 ). It is generally held that he is meant by the Lord’s reference in Luke 11:51.
Context. The events described in Zechariah take place after the return of the exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem around 538 B.C.E. Literary Styles. Zechariah contains mostly poetry, along with some narrative elements. Key Themes. The coming of the messianic Kingdom. An invitation for Israel to be faithful. Structure.
The Book of Zechariah may be divided as follows: I: Rebuilding a People for God . II: Renewal of the Holy City . III: The Leaders of the Holy City . IV: The People of the Holy City . V: The Present, a Promise for the Future . VI: The New People of God
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