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John the Baptist

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When

c. 5 BC – AD 28· Lifetime

Tied to events dated from records outside the Bible, usually within a few years. How the dates are worked out

Name meaning

"the LORD is gracious" (Yochanan) · Hebrew

About

Son of Zechariah and Elizabeth, set apart as a Nazirite from birth. He lived in the desert wearing camel hair and eating locusts and wild honey. He preached a baptism of repentance in the Jordan River and declared the Messiah was coming. He baptized Jesus, upon whom he saw the Spirit descend like a dove. He declared Jesus to be 'the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.' He was imprisoned and beheaded by Herod Antipas at his stepdaughter Salome's request.

Relationships

FatherZechariah (priest)Father, priest

MotherElizabethMother

CousinJesusCousin whom he baptized

Detained byHerod AntipasTetrarch he rebuked, who shut him up in prison and had him beheaded

Key Scripture AppearancesKJV

Matthew 3:1

In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,Matthew 3:1, KJV

Matthew 3:13

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.Matthew 3:13, KJV

Mark 1:4

John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.Mark 1:4, KJV

Luke 1:13

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.Luke 1:13, KJV

John 1:6

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.John 1:6, KJV

John 1:29

The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.John 1:29, KJV

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