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John "The Baptist" (Gospel)

M, #2001696
Father*Zechariah (Luke 1)
Mother*Elizabeth (Luke 1)
RelationshipDistant relative of Robert Michael Damon
ReferenceB99-4016
John "The Baptist" (Gospel) was born a town in the hill country of Judea .1 He was the son of Zechariah (Luke 1) and Elizabeth (Luke 1).
CHRONOLOGY of the life of Jesus

Dating the Birth of Jesus
While we have no definative date given to determine when Jesus was born, we do have some events to give us an estimate.

  1. From the Nativity accounts, we are told that Jesus was born during the reigh of King Herod I 'the Great', who is generally agreed to have died about 4 BC, or possible in 1 BC.

  2. From the start of his ministry. It is stated that Jesus was 'about 30 years old' when he started is ministry 2

  3. One point that goes against this dating is Luke's mention of the Census of.3

Mary went to a town in the hill country of Judea vist Elizabeth at the home of Zechariah. When Mary greated Elizabeth, then her baby (John "The Baptist" (Gospel) leaped in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with Holy Spirit (Bible). Mary stayed for about 3 months.4 John "The Baptist" (Gospel) was circumcised The priest was going to name the child Zechariah, after is father Zechariah, but Elizabeth said No, his name is to be John, and when the questioned Zechariah he wrote on a tablet (as he still could not speak) that the boy's name was to be John, afterwhich Zechariah regained the ability to speak.5 John "The Baptist" (Gospel) grew and became strong in the spirit, and lived in the desert until he appeared publicly to Israel.6 John "The Baptist" (Gospel) preached the message of repentance in the wilderness, Judea.7 Jesus was baptised in the Jordan River by John "The Baptist" (Gospel).8 John "The Baptist" (Gospel) had been put in prison.9
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Scriptures (References)

Book VerseTitle
Book of Matthew in the BibleMatthew 3:1-12John the Baptist Prepares the Way
Book of Matthew in the BibleMatthew 3:13-17The Baptism of Jesus
Book of Matthew in the BibleMatthew 4:12-17Jesus Begins to Preach
Book of Matthew in the BibleMatthew 9:14-17Jesus Questioned about Fasting
Book of Matthew in the BibleMatthew 11:1-19Jesus and John the Baptistt
Book of Matthew in the BibleMatthew 14:1-12John the Baptist Beheaded
Book of Matthew in the BibleMatthew 17:1-13The Transfiguration
Book of Luke in the BibleLuke 1:5-25The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
Book of Luke in the BibleLuke 1:39-45Mary Visits Elizabeth
Book of Luke in the BibleLuke 1:57-66Birth of John the Baptist
Book of Luke in the BibleLuke 1:67-80Zechariah's Song
Book of Luke in the BibleLuke 3:1-19John the Baptist Prepares the Way
Book of Luke in the BibleLuke 5:33-39Jesus Questioned About Fasting
Book of Luke in the BibleLuke 7:18-35Jesus and John the Baptist
Last Edited23 Dec 2019

Citations

  1. [S3] International Bible Society, editor, The Holy Bible, New International Version (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1984), Luke 1:57. Hereinafter cited as NIV.
  2. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, Luke 3:23.
  3. [S260] Wikipedia, online http://en.wikipedia.org/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_of_birth_of_Jesus
  4. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, Luke 1:39-45.
  5. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, Loke 1:59-66.
  6. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, Luke 1:80.
  7. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, Mt 3:1-12.
  8. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, Mt 3:13-17.
  9. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, Mk 4:12.