Zacharias
That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the
earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of
Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple
and the altar....
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From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which
perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto
you, It shall be required of this generation....
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But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy
prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son,
and thou shalt call his name John....
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zak-a-ri'-as (Zacharias):
(1) One of the "rulers of the temple" at the time of
Josiah's Passover (1 Esdras 1:8) = "Zechariah" of 2 Ch 35:8.
(2) One of the "holy singers" at Josiah's Passover (1 Esdras
1:15); the name stands in place of "Heman" in 2 Ch 35:15.
(3) In 1 Esdras 6:1; 7:3 = the prophet Zechariah.
(4) One of the sons of Pharos who retur...
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-1. A man who was killed by the Jews
Referred to by Jesus
Mt 23:35; Lu 11:51
-2. The father of John the Baptist
Lu 1:5-80; 3:2
See ELISABETH
See JOHN THE BAPTIST...
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(Greek form of Zechariah).
1. Father of John the Baptist. Lu 1:5 etc. He was a
priest of the course of Abia. the eighth of the twenty-four
courses who ministered at the temple in turn. He probably
lived at Hebron. His wife's name was Elisabeth. John was
born to them in their old age, and the promise of this son
was communicated to Zacharias b...
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(1.) A priest of the course of Abia, the eighth of the
twenty-four courses into which the priests had been
originally
divided by David (1 Chr. 23:1-19). Only four of
these courses or
"families" of the priests returned from the Exile
(Ezra
2:36-39); but they were then re-distributed under
the old
designations. The priests served at the temp...
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1. Father of John the Baptist. (Luke 1:5). frontJOHN THE
BAPTIST.) Of the course of Abia or Abijah, eighth of the 24
(1 Chronicles 24:10); walking with Elizabeth his wife "in
all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless."
His lot was to burn incense, the embodiment of prayer (from
whence also during the burning of incense the whol...
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