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John the Baptist in Wikipedia

John the Baptist (Hebrew: יוחנן המטביל, Yo-hanan ha-matbil, Arabic: يحيى‎ Yahyá or يوحنا المعمدان Yūhannā al-mamadan, Aramaic: ܝܘܚܢܢ Yokhanan) [1] was an itinerant preacher[2] and a major religious figure[3] who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River.[4] John was an historical figure [5] who followed the example of previous Hebrew proph...

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John the Baptist in Easton's Bible Dictionary

the "forerunner of our Lord." We have but fragmentary and imperfect accounts of him in the Gospels. He was of priestly descent. His father, Zacharias, was a priest of the course of Abia (1 Chr. 24:10), and his mother, Elisabeth, was of the daughters of Aaron (Luke 1:5). The mission of John was the subject of prophecy (Matt. 3:3; Isa. 40:3;...

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John the Baptist in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

LITERATURE I. Sources. The sources of first-hand information concerning the life and work of John the Baptist are limited to the New Testament and Josephus Luke and Matthew give the fuller notices, and these are in substantial agreement. The Fourth Gospel deals chiefly with the witness after the baptism. In his single notice (Ant., XVIII, v, 2...

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John the Baptist in Smiths Bible Dictionary

was of the priestly race by both parents, for his father, Zacharias, was himself a priest of the course of Abia or Abijah, 1Ch 24:10 and Elisabeth was of the daughters of Aaron. Lu 1:5 His birth was foretold by an angel sent from God, and is related at length in Luke 1. The birth of John preceded by six months that of our Lord. John was ordain...

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