The “course of Abia” refers to the one of the 24 divisions responsible for worship in the Temple. Zechariah was of the priesthood division of “Abia” or “Abijah”.
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Role in the TempleDivisionNameScriptural ReferenceFirstJehoiarib1 Chronicles 24:7SecondJedaiah1 Chronicles 24:7ThirdHarim1 Chronicles 24:8FourthSeorim1 Chronicles 24:820 more rows
The Lord has rememberedThe male given name Zechariah is derived from the Hebrew זְכַרְיָה, meaning "The Lord has remembered." It has been translated into English in many variant forms and spellings, including Zachariah, Zacharias and Zachary. It was the name of various men in the Bible.
According to tradition, 18 high priests served in Solomon's Temple (c. 960–586 bc) and 60 in the Second Temple (516 bc–ad 70). Since that time, there has been no Jewish high priest, for national sacrifice was permanently interrupted with the destruction of the Second Temple.
Book of Zechariah, also spelled Zacharias, the 11th of 12 Old Testament books that bear the names of the Minor Prophets, collected in the Jewish canon in one book, The Twelve. Only chapters 1–8 contain the prophecies of Zechariah; chapters 9–14 must be attributed to at least two other, unknown authors.
By studying the book of Zechariah, students can learn about the Lord's love for His people and His desire to cleanse and redeem them if they repent and keep their covenants.
The first priest mentioned in the Bible is Melchizedek, who was a priest of the Most High. The first priest mentioned of another god is Potipherah priest of On, whose daughter Asenath married Joseph in Egypt.
The word priestess is a feminine version of priest, which stems from the Old English prēost and its Greek root, presbyteros, "an elder." While hundreds of years ago a priestess was simply a female priest, today's Christians use priest whether they're talking about a man or a woman.
High-priest synonyms An archbishop, or the highest-ranking bishop in a province, etc.