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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.
Dec 2, 2016 · He’s the father of John the Baptist, and although he never shows up in your Nativity scenes, Zechariah is an important figure in the story of Christ’s birth. So important, in fact, that when Luke writes down the account of Christ’s life on earth, he begins with Zechariah. Let’s get a closer look at this often-overlooked character.
Zechariah (New Testament figure), the father of John the Baptist. In the King James version of the Bible his name was written Zacharias. He is recognized as a saint in both the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church. See also: Islamic view of Zechariah, and; Benedictus (Song of Zechariah), his song (canticle) of thanksgiving.
Zechariah was a person in the Hebrew Bible traditionally considered the author of the Book of Zechariah, the eleventh of the Twelve Minor Prophets.
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 (Zacharias in the King James Version of the Bible) was the father of John the Baptist. He was a Jewish priest of the line of Abijah during the reign of King Herod the Great at the turn of the common era.
In the present writer's judgment, his book is the most Messianic, the most truly apocalyptic and eschatological, of all the writings of the Old Testament. 1. The Prophet: Zechariah was the son of Berechiah, and the grandson of Iddo ( Zechariah 1:1, 7 ).
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