Zechariah began prophesying in the year 520 B.C. (the same year Haggai became a prophet as well), about 18 years after the first groups of Jews had begun to resettle their homeland.

Also note that Zechariah said John “will be called a prophet of the Most High.” Then, in Luke’s next passages — when Gabriel tells Mary that she will conceive a son and name him Jesus ...

It was against this backdrop that the Prophet Zechariah lived and prophesied. His Book, which is the penultimate of the 12 Latter Prophets, consists of 14 chapters, 211 verses, and our Haftarah is ...

Sadly, many people are not familiar with the books of the Prophets. In Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi: Prophecy in an Age of Uncertainty (Maggid Books 978-1592644131), Rabbi Hayyim Angel, National ...

The upshot, though, is that Zechariah likely saw the vision when he was on duty with the rest of the course of Abijah between November 10 and 17 in 4 B.C.

In the first reading, from Zechariah, the prophet describes a time of peace and holiness. As his community had experienced invasion, war and exile, Zechariah prophesies that a divine warrior king ...

Israeli archaeologists unveiled on Wednesday the remnants of a newly discovered Byzantine-era church they suspect is concealing the tomb of the biblical prophet Zechariah. The church, with intricate ...

Experts say Zechariah's tomb was found in a new excavation Looting leads to the excavation of an ancient church that may hold the prophet's grave. By ASSOCIATED PRESS FEBRUARY 3, 2011 00:19 See ...