735 B
735 B
hated without reason and rejected
This could be translated as, "hated and rejected, even though he had done nothing wrong" or "…even though he was innocent."
foretold
This means they told about things that would happen in the future. Other words that have a similar meaning are, "predicted" and "prophesied."
gamble for his clothes
That is, "play a game of chance to determine who would win his clothes."
Zechariah
Zechariah was an Old Testament prophet who spoke to God's people after they returned to the Promised Land from the Exile in Babylon. This was about 500 years before the Messiah came.
thirty silver coins
At the time, each of these coins was worth the amount of money a person could earn in four days.