zechariah

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A male given name, rarely used in this form
A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh
An Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity, Zacharias, Book of Zachariah
A Hebrew minor prophet of the late 6th century BC, Zacharias
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flourished 6th century BC One of the 12 Minor Prophets of the Hebrew scriptures, whose prophecies are recorded in the book of Zechariah. (The work is part of a larger book, The Twelve, in the Jewish canon.) His visions concern the return of the Jews to Jerusalem after the Babylonian Exile, the rebuilding of the Temple of Jerusalem, and the world's recognition of Israel's God. The book also includes his apocalyptic visions of the end of time
{i} name; Biblical prophet
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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
a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 6th century BC
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Zechariah Jr. Chafee
born Dec. 7, 1885, Providence, R.I., U.S. died Feb. 8, 1957, Boston, Mass. U.S. legal scholar. He graduated from Harvard Law School and joined its faculty in 1916. Concerned about the restrictions on freedom of speech imposed in World War I, he wrote Freedom of Speech (1920), which became a leading text of U.S. libertarian thought. Chafee became recognized as an expert on civil liberties (see civil liberty), influencing Louis Brandeis and Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. He was also an authority on equity, negotiable instruments, and antitrust law
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