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Elizabeth [a] was the mother of John the Baptist, the wife of Zechariah and a relative of Mary, mother of Jesus, according to the Gospel of Luke.She was past normal child-bearing age when she conceived and gave birth to John.
As soon as Zechariah had written on a writing table: "His name is John", he regained the power of speech, and blessed "the Lord God of Israel" with a prophecy known as the Benedictus or "Song of Zechariah" (Luke 1:57–79). Domenico Ghirlandaio's fresco Zechariah Writes Down the Name of His Son (1490, fresco in the Tornabuoni Chapel, Florence)
John's parents, Zechariah or Zachary—a Jewish priest—and Elizabeth, were without children and both were beyond the age of child-bearing. During Zechariah's rotation to serve in the Temple in Jerusalem , he was chosen by lot to offer incense at the Golden Altar in the Holy Place .
Zechariah as depicted by James Tissot. The Book of Zechariah introduces him as the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo. [2] The Book of Ezra names Zechariah as the son of Iddo, [3] but it is likely that Berechiah was Zechariah's father and Iddo his grandfather. [4] Targum Lamentations 2:20 names this Zechariah son of Iddo, as does the book of ...
He is the son of Elizabeth and Zechariah, and a nephew of Mary. He is the former rabbi of Andrew and Philip and the rabbi of Avner and Nadab. Josiah (Steve Shermett) Josiah is a Pharisee in Capernaum. Salome (Nina Rose Leon) Salome is the wife of Zebedee, the mother of Big James and John, and one of the women helping Jesus's ministry.
Read on for a complete list of Queen Elizabeth’s children, from oldest to youngest. 1. King Charles (75) Hugo Burnand-Pool/Getty Images.
Queen Elizabeth II's children meant the world to her. The royal, who was the longest-reigning monarch in British history, died on Sept. 8, 2022, at Balmoral, the family's royal estate in Scotland ...
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