Zechariah
the priest, John’s father
Who was Zechariah?
- He was a priest and the husband of Elizabeth. Luke 1:5
- He was left unable to speak. After his son was born, he wrote “John is his name,” and then he spoke again. Luke 1:20; Luke 1:59-64
The name
In Hebrew it means “the Lord remembers.” Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), “Zacharias”
What the Bible says
Luke 1:5
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zachary, of the course of Abia; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth.
Luke 1:20; Luke 1:59-64
And behold, thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be able to speak until the day wherein these things shall come to pass, because thou hast not believed my words, which shall be fulfilled in their time.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
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