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Biblical prophet
Zechariah
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Died
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6th century BCE
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Occupation
| Prophet
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Known for
| Author of the
Book of Zechariah
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Parent
| - Berechiah (likely) (father)
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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]
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
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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
[5]
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
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Notes
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References
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- ^
Khan, Geoffrey (2020).
The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew, Volume 1
. Open Book Publishers.
ISBN
978-1783746767
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Zechariah 1:1
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Ezra 5:1
and
Ezra 6:14
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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
.
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Domar: the calendrical and liturgical cycle of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church
, Armenian Orthodox Theological Research Institute, 2003
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External links
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In
Stories of the Prophets
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In Islamic tradition
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In Quranic exegesis
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Italics
= While the figure has been revered by many Muslims as a saint, status as a prophet is not accepted by all.
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