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opened, and he praised God (60-79). The child (John the Baptist), thus “born out of due time,” “waxed strong in spirit” (1:80).
(2.) The “son of Barachias,” mentioned as having been slain between the temple and the altar (Matthew 23:35; Luke 11:51). “Barachias” here may be another name for Jehoiada, as some think. (See ZECHARIAH.)
•ZACHER memorial, a son of Jehiel (1 Chronicles 8:31; 9:35); called Zechariah (9:37).