Zechariah
father of John the Baptist; New Testament biblical character
b. 1st century BC · d. 1st century
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.
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- Elizabeth spouse of · traditional
- John the Baptist parent of · traditional
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Recorded as a historical figure.
- Gospel of Luke 2 claims — Gabriel appears to Zechariah in the temple; The Nativity of the Forerunner