Zechariah (Hebrew prophet)
- Zechariah (Hebrew prophet)
Zechariah was a person in the
Hebrew Bible (JewishTanakh and ChristianOld Testament ). He was the author of theBook of Zechariah , the eleventh of the twelveminor prophet s.The name Zechariah is derived from he is called "the son of Iddo," who was properly his grandfather. His prophetical career began in the second year of Darius, king of Persia (B.C. 520), about sixteen years after the return of the first company from their Babylonian exile. He was contemporary with
Haggai (Ezra 5:1).Although there is an indication in
Targum Lamentations that "Zechariah son of Iddo" was killed in the Temple, [Targum on Lam 2:20: "Is it right to kill priest and prophet in the Temple of the Lord, as when you killed Zechariah son of Iddo, the High Priest and faithful prophet in the Temple of the Lord on the Day of Atonement because he told you not to do evil before the Lord?" Cited with permission from English translation by C.M.M. Brady at http://www.targum.info/meg/tglam.htm. ] scholars generally understand this as a reference to the death of a much earlier figure,Zechariah Ben Jehoiada . [Brady, 1999, [http://targuman.org/files/Brady_TgLam_DPhil.pdf “Targum Lamentations’ Reading of the Book of Lamentations”] (1MB pdf), page 116.] On the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar, his feast day isFebruary 8 . He is commemorated with the other minor prophets in the calendar of saints of theArmenian Apostolic Church onJuly 31 .ee also
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