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Zakariyyaזכריה
50 BCE – 6 BCE · Judea (temple)islamic
Description
Zechariah was a Jewish priest mentioned in the New Testament and as a prophet in the Quran, and venerated in Christianity and Islam. In the Bible, he is the father of John the Baptist, a priest of the sons of Aaron in the Gospel of Luke, and the husband of Elizabeth who is a relative of the Virgin Mary. In the Quran, his story is mentioned in the initial verse of surah Maryam.
Facts
| Born | 1st century BC |
| Died | 1st century BC (or early 1st century AD), Jerusalem (Matthew 23:35), the Levant |
| Spouse | Elizabeth |
| Children | John the Baptist |
| Religion | Abrahamic religions |
| Zechariah | ZechariahPriest, Prophet, Guardian of Mary,Devotee, MartyrVenerated inCatholic ChurchEastern Orthodox ChurchOriental Orthodox ChurchAnglicanismLutheranismIslamCanonizedPre-CongregationFeastSeptember 5 – Eastern Orthodox, September 5 – Lutheran, September 23 – Roman Catholic |
| Venerated in | Catholic ChurchEastern Orthodox ChurchOriental Orthodox ChurchAnglicanismLutheranismIslam |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Feast | September 5 – Eastern Orthodox, September 5 – Lutheran, September 23 – Roman Catholic |
Life & work in brief
Summarised by section — one row per topic, for fast reading.
| Topic | Summary |
|---|---|
| Biblical account | According to the Gospel of Luke, during the reign of King Herod, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the course of Abia, whose wife Elizabeth was also of the priestly family of Aaron. |
| Other Christian traditions | Origen suggested that the Zechariah mentioned in Matthew 23:35 as having been killed between the temple and the altar may be the father of John the Baptist. |
| In Islam | Zechariah is also a prophet in Islam, and is mentioned in the Qur'an as the father of Yaḥyā (John the Baptist). |
| Unification Church | Unificationist theologian Young Oon Kim wrote, and some members of the Unification movement believe, that Zechariah was the father of Jesus, based on the work of Leslie Weatherhead, an English Christian theologian in the liberal Protestant tradition. |
Prophecies
Key prophetic utterances and visions attributed to Zakariyya, with sources.
| Prophecy / vision | Source |
|---|---|
| A son, Yahya, granted in old age; the name none bore before | Quran 19:7 |
| Three nights of silence; he gestures: glorify God morning and evening | Quran 19:10-11 |