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Zacharias
Zacharias is the priest who receives the angelic announcement of John the Baptist's birth and later blesses God after his son is named.
Zacharias is the priest who receives the angelic announcement of John the Baptist's birth and later blesses God after his son is named.
Priest / father
New Testament
Gospels
Core books
Luke
Read first
Luke 1:5-25 · Luke 1:57-79
Why this matters
promise · priesthood · mercy · prophecy
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Luke 1:5-25
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Luke 1:57-79
Use this passage as one of the main biblical anchors for learning how Zacharias fits within the wider scriptural story.
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