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Q: Why was Zechariah dumb until John the Baptist was named?
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Who is the son of Zechariah and Elizabeth?

St. John the Baptist.


Who is the grandfather of John the Baptist?

Barachiah (or Barachias), who was the father of Zechariah (or Zecharias), who was John the Baptist's father. Zechariah (Zecharias) wrote the Book of Zechariah in the Old Testament (Zechariah 1:1) and was martyred as stated by Jesus (Matthew 23:35). John the Baptist's great grandfather was the prophet Iddo.


Who is the son and Elizabeth and Zechariah?

St. John the Baptist.


Was Zechariah the father of John the Baptist and author of the Book of Zechariah?

A:Luke chapter 1 says that a priest named Zechariah was the father of John the Baptist, and that he was related by marriage to Mary, mother of Jesus. It does not say who Zechariah's father was. Many scholars have noticed similarities, not only of name, to Zachariah in the Old Testament, but the author of the Book of Zachariah lived centuries earlier.Uta Ranke-Heinemann (Putting Away Childish Things) believes that Luke's story of John the Baptist's infancy is not literally true, and that Zechariah and Elizabeth were fictional characters created by Luke's author.


How many different people can you find that were named Zechariah in the Bible?

There are four different individuals named Zechariah mentioned in the Bible. They include the father of John the Baptist, a king of Israel, a prophet, and a Levite.


Where is the story of Zechariah?

Zechariah, the prophet, appears in the Old Testament book which bears his name. Zechariah, father of John the Baptist, is mentioned in Luke 1.


What priest was struck mute in the Holy of Holies?

Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist.


What did Zechariah call John the Baptist?

A:Luke chapter 1 says that a priest named Zechariah was the father of John the Baptist, and that he was related by marriage to Mary, mother of Jesus. It does not say who Zechariah's father was. Among the gospel authors only the author of Luke seems to have known anything about John the Baptist's family. It is very unlikely that the auther evangelists would have failed to pass on this important information had they known of it. Uta Ranke-Heinemann (Putting Away Childish Things) suggests that Luke's story of John the Baptist's infancy is not literally true, in which case we do not even know his father's name.


Who was the son of elizbeth and Zechariah sent by god?

the son of Elizabeth and Zechariah that was sent by God was Yahya. He is also known as John the Baptist.


Who is the first priest in the New Testament?

The first priest is Zechariah the father of John the Baptist.


Who was the man in the Bible that could not talk?

Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist was said to be mute until asked what he wanted his son's name to be Luke 5:1-75


How many children did Saint Elizabeth have?

Saint Elizabeth, the wife of Saint Zechariah, had one child, Saint John the Baptist.