• Zacharias (Zechariah, Zachery)
• Heb. zekharyahu and zekharyah; meaning "Yahweh remembers"
• Course of Abia (Division of Abijah)
• I Chronicles 24:10 - David divided the sons of Aaron into twenty-four groups, each of whom conducted the daily service of the temple for a week.
• Only four courses survived the Babylonian captivity, and were again divided into twenty-four on return to Jerusalem.
• The course of Abia officiated during the weeks of April 17-23 and October 3-9.
• The particular priests who served each day were chosen by lot.
• Elizabeth
• Daughters of Aaron:  Elizabeth, along with Zacharias,  was also a descendant of Aaron.
• Relative of Mary (Luke 1:36)
• Usually believed to be a cousin, althought actual relationship is unknown
• According to St. Hippolytus (in Niceph. Call., Hist. Eccles., II, iii)
• Sobe (mother of Elizabeth) and Anna (mother of Mary) were sisters
• Sobe had married a "son of Levi".
• Elizabeth was barren and of an unknown age but beyond child bearing years (vs 7).

Theories & Speculations
 

Topics for Further Exploration
 
 

Links
 

• General
•  New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia
•  Catholic Online Saints & Angels
• Zacharias
•  Catholic Encyclopedia: BENEDICTUS, THE
•  Eparchy, Our Lady of Lebanon of L.A. - Announcement To Zechariah.
• Elizabeth
•  Catholic Encyclopedia: ELIZABETH
•  St. Elizabeth

Updated:   Wednesday, March 06, 2013 at 03:51 AM

 

 

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