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The Confusing Case of Zacharias

… Zechariah (also spelled Zachariah or in the new testament Zacharias ). Portrait by Tiffany Simmons. The most frequently … (also spelled Zachariah or in the New Testament as Zacharias ). At least thirty kings, princes, priests, … earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple …

Special Witnesses of the Birth of Christ

… within the holy place. In the performance of this duty, Zacharias represented the combined faith of Israel. His … incense symbolized the ascension of that united prayer. As Zacharias prayed within the holy place, so his fellow priests … to Israel’s prayer, an “angel of the Lord” appeared before Zacharias. He stood “on the right side of the altar of …

John the Baptist: The Miracle and the Mission

… by his foreordained responsibility. John’s parents, Zacharias and Elisabeth, were of the tribe of Levi and were … of the family of Aaron (see Luke 1:5). Although Zacharias described himself as “an old man” and Elisabeth as … and Elisabeth’s apparent barrenness (see Luke 1:7, 13). Zacharias, while fulfilling his Aaronic Priesthood …

Family and Home in the Savior’s Life and Ministry

… the Gospel is the sanctuary. Luke writes about the priest Zacharias: “He went into the temple of the Lord” (Luke 1:9). … holy environment, we meet the angel Gabriel, who comes to Zacharias and prophesies about a child. We hear his words: … Bound into this bundle, John’s birth makes the family of Zacharias and Elisabeth complete. We can imagine that when …

21 March 1841 (Sunday). Vinson Knight Home.

… Keys, suffer it to be so now [25] &c he also Brought up Zacharias pleading with the Lord in the temple that he might … [26] Luke 1:8* (5-11) (cf. 1 Chronicles 24:10, 19). Zacharias, of the order Abia, had a turn—the rare … office in the temple. The Prophet here asserts that Zacharias, in the authority and wearing the robes of the …

The Priesthood

… around the time of Christ. For example, the priest Zacharias officiated in the temple in behalf of the Jewish people. Zacharias and his wife, Elisabeth, walked in righteousness … to more than the priesthood authority held by his father, Zacharias. Apparently the additional authority that John held …

Joseph Smith’s Developing Relationship with the Apocrypha

… [30] The editorial mistakenly connects two figures named Zacharias: Zacharias the son of Barachias, who was murdered (Jesus is recorded to have mentioned Zacharias’s murder in Matthew 23:35, when he lists the first …

Render unto Caesar

… expediency or prestige. In 751, with the consent of Pope Zacharias, Pepin the Short, father of Charlemagne, drove … first by a representative of the pope, and later, by Pope Zacharias himself. In his thrust to the East, in defense of … also during the administration of Stephen II, successor to Zacharias, that the notorious forgery “donation of …

Jesus’ Atonement Foretold through His Birth

… tell a story within a story. Wicked Herod and righteous Zacharias, the Virgin Mary and upright Joseph, the shepherds … In Luke’s infancy narrative, the angel Gabriel visits Zacharias in the temple sanctuary (see Luke 1:11–20) and Mary … Spirit six times; three from chapter 1 in conjunction with Zacharias (see Luke 1:15, 17, 41) and three connected to …

For the Salvation of Souls

… … mete it shall be measured to you” … Luke 1:12 … And when Zacharias saw him , he was troubled And when Zacharias saw … the angel … he was troubled … Acts 3:17 … I …