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{{Short description|Biblical prophet}} |
{{Short description|Biblical prophet}} |
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{{confused|Zechariah (New Testament figure)|Zechariah of Israel}} |
{{confused|Zechariah (New Testament figure)|Zechariah of Israel}} |
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[[File:Zacharias (Michelangelo).jpg|thumb|Zechariah as depicted on the ceiling of the [[Sistine Chapel]]]] |
[[File:Zacharias (Michelangelo).jpg|thumb|Zechariah as depicted on the ceiling of the [[Sistine Chapel]]]] |
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== Prophet == |
== Prophet == |
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[[File:Tissot Zechariah.jpg|thumb|upright|Zechariah as depicted by [[James Tissot]]]] |
[[File:Tissot Zechariah.jpg|thumb|upright|Zechariah as depicted by [[James Tissot]]]] |
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The Book of Zechariah introduces him as the son of [[Berechiah#In scripture|Berechiah]], the son of [[Iddo (prophet)|Iddo]].<ref>[[Zechariah 1:1]]</ref> The [[Book of Ezra]] names Zechariah as the son of Iddo,<ref>{{Bibleverse|Ezra|5:1|HE}} and {{Bibleverse|Ezra|6:14|HE}}</ref> but it is likely that Berechiah was Zechariah's father, and Iddo was his grandfather.<ref name=JE/> His prophetical career probably began in the second year of [[Darius the Great]], king of the [[Achaemenid Empire]] (520 |
The Book of Zechariah introduces him as the son of [[Berechiah#In scripture|Berechiah]], the son of [[Iddo (prophet)|Iddo]].<ref>[[Zechariah 1:1]]</ref> The [[Book of Ezra]] names Zechariah as the son of Iddo,<ref>{{Bibleverse|Ezra|5:1|HE}} and {{Bibleverse|Ezra|6:14|HE}}</ref> but it is likely that Berechiah was Zechariah's father, and Iddo was his grandfather.<ref name=JE/> His prophetical career probably began in the second year of [[Darius the Great]], king of the [[Achaemenid Empire]] (520 BCE).<ref name="JE"/> His greatest concern appears to have been with the building of the [[Second Temple]].<ref name="JE">{{cite book|last1=Hirsch|first1=Emil G.|editor=Cyrus Adler|display-editors=etal|title=[[The Jewish Encyclopedia]] |date=1906|chapter-url=http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/15198-zechariah|chapter=Zechariah |location=New York|publisher=Funk & Wagnalls Co |access-date=11 April 2023 |archive-date=29 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529203023/http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/15198-zechariah|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Possible allusion by Jesus== |
==Possible allusion by Jesus== |
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==Liturgical commemoration== |
==Liturgical commemoration== |
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On the [[Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar]], his feast day is |
On the [[Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar]], his feast day is 8 February. He is commemorated in the [[Calendar of saints (Armenian Apostolic Church)|calendar of saints]] of the [[Armenian Apostolic Church]] on the Tuesday after the fifth Sunday of [[Pentecost]]<ref><I>Domar: the calendrical and liturgical cycle of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church</I>, Armenian Orthodox Theological Research Institute, 2003</ref> and, with the other Minor Prophets, on 31 July. The Roman [[Catholic Church]] honors him with a feast day assigned to 6 September. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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==References== |
== References == |
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===Bibliography=== |
=== Bibliography === |
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* {{eastons|Zechariah|ref=}} |
* {{eastons|Zechariah|ref=}} |
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== External links == |
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{{Prophets of the Tanakh}} |
{{Prophets of the Tanakh}} |