Zacharias (father of John)
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Named at Luke 1:5 as a priest of the priestly division of Abijah in the days of Herod, the king of Judea; his wife Elizabeth was of the daughters of Aaron. Luke 1:6–7 says they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord, but had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were well advanced in years. At 1:8–23, while Zacharias executes the priest’s office in the order of his division and his lot is to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense, an angel of the Lord appears to him and tells him that his wife Elizabeth will bear him a son, whom he shall call John; because Zacharias does not believe the angel’s words, he is silent and not able to speak until the day that these things happen. At 1:59–64, on the eighth day, when they make signs to him asking what the child should be called, he writes on a tablet, “His name is John,” and his mouth is opened immediately and his tongue freed, and he speaks, blessing God; at 1:67–79 he is filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesies. Luke 3:2 says that the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
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- LUK 1:5–25, engwebp
5There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the priestly division of Abijah. He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
6They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.
7But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.
8Now while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his division
9according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
10The whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.
11An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.
13But the angel said to him, “Don’t be afraid, Zacharias, because your request has been heard. Your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
14You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.
15For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.
16He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.
17He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to prepare a people prepared for the Lord.”
18Zacharias said to the angel, “How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.”
19The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God. I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
20Behold, you will be silent and not able to speak until the day that these things will happen, because you didn’t believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”
21The people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marveled that he delayed in the temple.
22When he came out, he could not speak to them. They perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple. He continued making signs to them, and remained mute.
23When the days of his service were fulfilled, he departed to his house.
24After these days Elizabeth his wife conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying,
25“Thus has the Lord done to me in the days in which he looked at me, to take away my reproach among men.”
- LUK 1:39–56, engwebp
39Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah,
40and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.
41When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42She called out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy!
45Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!”
46Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.
47My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior,
48for he has looked at the humble state of his servant. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.
49For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.
50His mercy is for generations and generations on those who fear him.
51He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52He has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly.
53He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.
54He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,
55as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.”
56Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house.
- LUK 1:57–80, engwebp
57Now the time that Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled, and she gave birth to a son.
58Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her.
59On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
60His mother answered, “Not so; but he will be called John.”
61They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”
62They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.
63He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, “His name is John.” They all marveled.
64His mouth was opened immediately and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.
65Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea.
66All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, “What then will this child be?” The hand of the Lord was with him.
67His father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
68“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people;
69and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
70(as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old),
71salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us;
72to show mercy toward our fathers, to remember his holy covenant,
73the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,
74to grant to us that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, should serve him without fear,
75in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.
76And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,
77to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the remission of their sins,
78because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the dawn from on high will visit us,
79to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
80The child was growing and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the desert until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
- LUK 3:1–6, engwebp
1Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
2during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
3He came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.
4As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.
5Every valley will be filled. Every mountain and hill will be brought low. The crooked will become straight, and the rough ways smooth.
6All flesh will see God’s salvation.’”
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Zacharias (father of John) — Spouse of — Elizabeth
Evidence: Luke 1:5–25
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Zacharias (father of John) — Father of — John the Baptizer
Evidence: Luke 1:5–25, Luke 1:57–80, Luke 3:1–6
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Took part in (2) — The birth of John announced to Zacharias, The birth of John, and the prophecy of Zacharias
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There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the priestly division of Abijah. He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.
But the angel said to him, “Don’t be afraid, Zacharias, because your request has been heard. Your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
Zacharias said to the angel, “How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.”
The people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marveled that he delayed in the temple.
and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.
On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
His father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Zacharias (father of John) (person-zechariah-john) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/person/zechariah-john Current wording: Named at Luke 1:5 as a priest of the priestly division of Abijah in the days of Herod, the king of Judea; his wife Elizabeth was of the daughters of Aaron. Luke 1:6–7 says they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord, but had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were well advanced in years. At 1:8–23, while Zacharias executes the priest’s office in the order of his division and his lot is to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense, an angel of the Lord appears to him and tells him that his wife Elizabeth will bear him a son, whom he shall call John; because Zacharias does not believe the angel’s words, he is silent and not able to speak until the day that these things happen. At 1:59–64, on the eighth day, when they make signs to him asking what the child should be called, he writes on a tablet, “His name is John,” and his mouth is opened immediately and his tongue freed, and he speaks, blessing God; at 1:67–79 he is filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesies. Luke 3:2 says that the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness. Cited evidence: LUK 1:5–25, engwebp / LUK 1:39–56, engwebp / LUK 1:57–80, engwebp / LUK 3:1–6, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.