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Zechariah 3 is the third of the 14 chapters in the Book of Zechariah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible . This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Zechariah . In the Hebrew Bible it forms part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets . This chapter records a vision of Joshua, the high priest , being cleansed before God. It is a part of a section (so-called "First Zechariah") consisting of Zechariah 1 – 8 .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Chapter in the Hebrew Bible Zechariah 3 is the third of the total 14 chapters in the Book of Zechariah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible . This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Zechariah , and is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets . The chapter contains the vision of Joshua, the high priest, being cleansed before God. It is a part of a section (so-called "First Zechariah") consisting of Zechariah 1 – 8 .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Chapter in the Hebrew Bible Zechariah 3 is the third of the 14 chapters in the Book of Zechariah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible . This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Zechariah , and is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets . The chapter contains the vision of Joshua, the high priest, being cleansed before God. It is a part of a section (so-called "First Zechariah") consisting of Zechariah 1 – 8 .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “third of the total 14 chapters in the book of zechariah in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christi”. Today it says “third of the 14 chapters in the book of zechariah in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bib”. Read the current article and compare.
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third of the total 14 chapters in the book of zechariah in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christi
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third of the 14 chapters in the book of zechariah in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bib
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