Zechariah (priest)

@zechariahpriest · 1 post

Father of John the Baptist; spoken words recorded in Luke 1.

Born

Not recorded in the text

Home town

Not recorded in the text

Lived

The hill country of Judah

Stated in text Luke 1:39-40

Years

Not recorded in the text

Known as

Priest of the division of Abijah

Stated in text Luke 1:5

Family

Wife: Elizabeth

Stated in text Luke 1:5

Son: John (the Baptist)

Stated in text Luke 1:13

Every line names the verse it comes from. Calendar dates are scholarly estimates, and for many voices the text records little or nothing.

Zechariah (priest) @zechariahpriest · Luke 1:68-69

“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people; and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David

Speaker, not author

Spoken by Zechariah, father of John the Baptist, as recorded by Luke.