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    Zachariah

    Pronounced zak-ah-RY-ah

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    ✓ In the King James Bible — Yes — Zachariah appears in the King James Bible; the passages below give the context.
    Meaning
    "The LORD remembers; God has remembered"
    Origin
    Hebrew

    Zachariah declares that God remembers — He never forgets His promises. 'He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.' Zachariah's name is proof that God's memory is eternal.

    Spiritual meaning

    Zachariah is remembered by God — covenant eternal, prayers heard, a thousand generations kept, the name that proves God forgets no promise.

    Related verses (KJV)

    • "He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations."

      Psalm 105:8 (KJV) →
    • "But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John."

      Luke 1:13 (KJV) →

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