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      • Her name was Elizabeth. 6 Zechariah and Elizabeth were both good people who pleased God. They did everything the Lord commanded, always following his instructions completely. 7 But they had no children. Elizabeth could not have a baby, and both of them were very old.
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  2. Jun 28, 2004 · Zacharias and Elizabeth had one like that, and it was a big one. “And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years” (Luke 1:7). It is difficult for us to imagine the intense stigma attached to childlessness for them.

  3. Oct 25, 2023 · When the Bible begins their story, they are both old and childless (verse 7), although they had prayed for children. Luke 1:8–9 records that it was Zechariah’s turn to enter the temple and burn incense as part of his priestly duties.

  4. Zechariah and Elizabeth - During the time when Herod ruled Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah. He belonged to Abijah’s group. His wife came from the family of Aaron. Her name was Elizabeth. ...

    • The Angel Gabriel Appears to Zechariah. When Herod was king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the division of priests named after Abijah.
    • The Angel Gabriel Comes to Mary. Six months after Elizabeth had become pregnant, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a city in Galilee. The angel went to a virgin promised in marriage to a descendant of David named Joseph.
    • Mary Visits Elizabeth. Soon afterward, Mary hurried to a city in the mountain region of Judah. She entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard the greeting, she felt the baby kick.
    • Mary Praises God. Mary said, “My soul praises the Lord’s greatness! My spirit finds its joy in God, my Savior, because he has looked favorably on me, his humble servant.
  5. Zacharias and Elizabeth were not only descendants of Aaron, they were both righteous before God walking in his Commandments according to the law. They were both very old and beyond the years of childbearing, Elizabeth had been barren her whole life.

  6. Elizabeth would bear a son whom they would name John. The child would be great in the sight of the Lord and filled with the Holy Spirit from birth. Their son would turn many people's hearts to God in preparation for the Messiah in the spirit and power of Elijah.

  7. Aug 1, 2007 · Zacharias tried unsuccessfully to thoroughly communicate when he came out of the temple, but the text does say the people knew he had seen a vision. Elizabeth did in fact conceive, she was quite happy, and she kept herself in secret for about five months while the child grew within.