Zacharias, a priest of the Temple of the Jews in Jerusalem, was the father of John the Baptist.
Explanation:
While he was praying in the Temple, he was visited by an angel, who told him of the birth of a son, in which he should name John. Zacharias was superstitious, because both he and his wife were old, and well-past child-bearing age, leading to the Angel deeming that Zacharias cannot speak until the baby was born. He regained his voice after he confirmed that the name of the son will be John, after the orders of the angel.
