- A Jewish scholar, who was alive at the end of the Second Temple Era. Not only was he a rabbi, but it’s possible he was a kohen/priest as well!
- Also referred to as Zechariah ben Abqilus, Zecharya ben Avkulas, and Amphikalos.
- There’s a variety of wild stories about him in Talmud. In the Bavli edition of Gittin 56a, it’s told that he (somewhat indirectly) caused the fall of the second temple.
Mishnah Yoma Chapter 1 Mishnah 6 Pt. 4
זְכַרְיָה בֶּן קְבוּטָל אוֹמֵר פְּעָמִים הַרְבֵּה קָרִיתִי לְפָנָיו בְּדָנִיֵּאל Zekharya, son of Kevutal, says, “Many times I recited before [the…