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The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold

In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechari′ah,[a] of the division of Abi′jah; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.

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  1. Luke 1:5 Greek Zacharias

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