Paragraph:
IX, 17, 4
Translation:
It is said that Zechariah, the superior of a monastic community at Gerari, found an ancient document written in Hebrew, which had not been received among the canonical books. In this document it was stated that when Zechariah the prophet had been put to death by Joash, king of Judah, the family of the monarch was soon visited by a dire calamity - - -
(transl. C. D. Hartranft, Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers)
Summary:
Abbot Zechariah of the cœnobium at Gerari finds an ancient account of the Prophet Zechariah.