Zechariah (New Testament figure)
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,[2] and venerated in Christianity and Islam.[3] In the Bible, he is the father of John the Baptist, a priest of the sons of Aaron in the Gospel of Luke (1:67–79), and the husband of Elizabeth who is a relative of the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:36).
Not to be confused with Zechariah (Hebrew prophet) or Zechariah of Israel.
Zechariah
1st century BC
1st century BC (or early 1st century AD)
Jerusalem (Matthew 23:35), the Levant
Pre-Congregation
September 5 – Eastern Orthodox
September 5 – Lutheran
September 23 – Roman Catholic
Other Christian traditions[edit]
Identification with Zechariah from Matthew[edit]
Origen suggested that the Zechariah mentioned in Matthew 23:35 as having been killed between the temple and the altar may be the father of John the Baptist.[7]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the : Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Zacharias". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.
