* Incense altar: Zachariah was a priest who offered incense in the temple.
* Scroll: Zachariah wrote a book of prophecies.
* Angel: Zachariah was visited by an angel who told him that his wife Elizabeth would give birth to a son, John the Baptist.
* Dumbness: Zachariah was struck dumb for a time because he doubted the angel's message.
* Restoring of speech: Zachariah's speech was restored after John was born.
* Benedictus: Zachariah's song of praise, the Benedictus, is found in Luke 1:67-79.