Zechariah | |
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 Zechariah as depicted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel | |
| 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.
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] The Targum of Lam 2:20 names this Zechariah son of Iddo and It reads that he was stoned as Matthew 23:35 reads. 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]
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.
The deuterocanonical books, meaning 'of, pertaining to, or constituting a second canon', collectively known as the Deuterocanon (DC), are certain books and passages considered to be canonical books of the Old Testament by the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Oriental Orthodox Church, and the Church of the East. In contrast, modern Rabbinic Judaism and Protestants regard the DC as Apocrypha.
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Zechariah 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Zechariah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Zechariah, and is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets. As the first of the 14 chapters in the book, this chapter is a part of a section consisting of Zechariah 1-8. It records an introduction and the first two of eight visions received by the prophet.
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.
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