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Zechariah 14 is the fourteenth and final chapter in the Book of Zechariah in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] [3] This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Zechariah. In the Hebrew Bible it is part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets. [4]
Cyril of Alexandria wrote in his commentary on the Book of Zechariah, Chapter 14. that Azal was known to be “a town situated at the far point of the mountain". [ 1 ] In 1850, geographer Rabbi Joseph Schwarz [ he ] [ 2 ] claimed that Azal was modern Azaria, situated 1 kilometre (0.5 mi) southeast of the southernmost peak of the Mount of Olives ...
One of the three prophets from the post-exilic period, Zechariah's prophecies took place during the reign of Darius the Great. [1]Chapters 1–8 of the book are contemporary with the prophecies of Haggai, [2] while chapters 9–14 (often termed Second Zechariah) are thought to have been written much later—in the 5th century, during the late Persian or early Ptolemaic period. [3]
This chapter is a part of a section (so-called "First Zechariah") consisting of Zechariah 1–8. [5] It records the third of eight visions received by the prophet (verses 1–5), followed by an oracle calling the exiles to return to the city where Yahweh is about to dwell and all nations will come (verses 6–13). [6]
The Hebrew scriptures were an important source for the New Testament authors. [13] There are 27 direct quotations in the Gospel of Mark, 54 in Matthew, 24 in Luke, and 14 in John, and the influence of the scriptures is vastly increased when allusions and echoes are included, [14] with half of Mark's gospel being made up of allusions to and citations of the scriptures. [15]
The four horns (Hebrew: ארבע קרנות ’arba‘ qərānōṯ) and the four craftsmen (ארבעה חרשים ’arbā‘āh ḥārāšîm, also translated "engravers" or "artisans") feature in a vision found in the Book of Zechariah in the Old Testament. The passage is in Zechariah 1:18-21 in traditional English texts; in Hebrew texts ...
This chapter opens the so-called "Second Zechariah" portion, consisting of Zechariah 9–14, [5] which was composed "long after the previous portions of the book". [6] It concerns the advance of an enemy (cf. oracles in Amos and Ezekiel ), but God defends Jerusalem and promises that his king (verse 9) will triumphantly enter the city to bring ...
This chapter is a part of a section (so-called "Second Zechariah") consisting of Zechariah 9–14. [5] Verses 1–6 may be seen as continuous with chapter 12 , [ 6 ] whereas verses 7–9 form a separate "invocation", [ 7 ] forming a three-section "entity" with 14:1-21 .