The Book of Ezra names Zechariah as the son of Iddo, but it is likely that Berechiah was Zechariah's father, and Iddo was his grandfather. His prophetical career probably began in the second year of Darius the Great, king of the Achaemenid Empire (520 BCE).
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Because of his family lineage, Zechariah was a priest in addition to a prophet. He, therefore, would have had an intimate familiarity with the worship practices ...
Author and Date. Zechariah was a prophet and a priest. He began his ministry in 520 B.C., shortly after Haggai had begun his prophetic work.
Zechariah was a prophet and a priest. He began his ministry in 520 BC, shortly after Haggai had begun his prophetic work. 2. Background. Nearly 20 years after ...
Apr 17, 2024 · Zechariah (flourished 6th century bc) was a Jewish prophet whose preachings are recorded in one of the shorter prophetical books in the Old ...
Jul 22, 2022 · Zechariah lived during the time of Judah's restoration, when the exiles had returned from Babylon and were rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem, ...
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Zechariah was a prophet from 520 BC to 518 BC in Jerusalem, about 2500 years ago. During that era, many Jews were returning from the Babylonian Captivity to ...
Zechariah is a Jewish figure in the New Testament and the Quran, and venerated in Christianity and Islam. In the Bible, he is the father of John the Baptist ...
Jun 23, 2021 · The book of Zechariah is set initially in 520 BCE, some twenty years after the first Jews returned from exile in Babylon to the region of Judah ...
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Jun 15, 2004 · 1. Zechariah was a Levite who was born in Babylon (Neh 12:1, 16) · 2. He was the son of Berekiah and the grandson of Iddo the priest (Zech 1:1; ...
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