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A prophet and priest who returned to Jerusalem after Babylonian exile and encouraged the Jews to rebuild the temple; the book of Zechariah contains post-exilic visions and divine oracles See Chapter 13
an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity
Jehovah is renowned or remembered (1 ) A prophet of Judah, the eleventh of the twelve minor prophets Like Ezekiel, he was of priestly extraction He describes himself (1: 1) as "the son of Berechiah " In Ezra 5: 1 and 6: 14 he is called "the son of Iddo," who was properly his grandfather His prophetical career began in the second year of Darius (B C 520), about sixteen years after the return of the first company from exile He was contemporary with Haggai (Ezra 5: 1)
an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 6th century BC