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Zacharias

Priest, father of John the Baptist

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Editorial summary

A priest of the division of Abijah. While he burned incense in the temple, the angel Gabriel told him that his wife Elizabeth would bear a son; he could not speak until he wrote that the child’s name was John.

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  1. Zacharias in the temple

    While the priest Zacharias burned incense in the temple, the angel Gabriel told him that his wife Elizabeth would bear a son, to be named John. Because he did not believe, he was unable to speak. Afterward Elizabeth conceived and hid herself for five months.

  2. The birth of John

    Elizabeth gave birth to a son. When those who came to circumcise him would have named him Zacharias, Elizabeth said he would be called John, and Zacharias wrote, “His name is John.” His mouth was opened, and, filled with the Holy Spirit, he prophesied. The child grew and was in the desert until his public appearance to Israel.

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