Zechariah (Hebrew prophet)
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| Died | c. 6th century BCE |
| Occupation | Prophet |
| Known for | Author of the Book of Zechariah |
| Father | Berechiah (likely) |
Zechariah[a][1] was a person in the Hebrew Bible traditionally considered the author of the Book of Zechariah, the eleventh of the Twelve Minor Prophets.
Prophet
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The Book of Zechariah introduces him as the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo.[2] The Book of Ezra names Zechariah as the son of Iddo,[3] but it is likely that Berechiah was Zechariah's father, and Iddo was his grandfather.[4] This is not the same person as Iddo the Seer, who lived during the reigns of King Solomon, Rehoboam, and Abijah[5] and is most likely the Iddo mentioned in Ezra 8:17.[6] His prophetical career probably began in the second year of Darius the Great, king of the Achaemenid Empire (520 BCE).[4] His greatest concern appears to have been with the building of the Second Temple.[4]
Liturgical commemoration
[edit]On the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar, his feast day is 8 February. He is commemorated in the calendar of saints of the Armenian Apostolic Church on the Tuesday after the fifth Sunday of Pentecost[7] and, with the other Minor Prophets, on 31 July. The Roman Catholic Church honors him with a feast day assigned to 6 September.
See also
[edit]- Tomb of the Prophets
- Zechariah (given name) for the derivation and translations of his name
- Zechariah (New Testament figure), the father of John the Baptist in the New Testament
Notes
[edit]- ^ Pronounced /zɛkəˈraɪ.ə/; Hebrew: זְכַרְיָה, Modern: Zəḵarya, Tiberian: Zăḵaryā, "Yah has remembered"; Arabic: زكريّا Zakariyā or Zakariyyā; Biblical Greek: Ζαχαρίας Zakharias; Latin: Zacharias.
References
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Khan, Geoffrey (2020). The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew, Volume 1. Open Book Publishers. ISBN 978-1783746767.
- ^ Zechariah 1:1
- ^ Ezra 5:1 and Ezra 6:14
- ^ a b c Hirsch, Emil G. (1906). "Zechariah". In Cyrus Adler; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls Co. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ 2nd Chronicles 9:29, 12:15, and 13:22
- ^ Ezra 8:17
- ^ Domar: the calendrical and liturgical cycle of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church, Armenian Orthodox Theological Research Institute, 2003
Bibliography
[edit]This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Zechariah". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.
External links
[edit]Media related to Zechariah (prophet) at Wikimedia Commons
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