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Elizabeth and Zechariah
How Elizabeth and Zechariah are linked in Scripture, with every passage where their stories cross.
How they are linked
Elizabeth and Zechariah were married.
Zechariah the priest and his wife Elizabeth were both righteous and had no child. In their old age she bore John.
his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth
Luke 1:5, King James Version
they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren
Luke 1:7, King James Version
thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John
Luke 1:13, King James Version
Where they cross: Luke 1:5-7
Notes are commentary, checked against the cited verses in a separate review. Quoted words are Scripture.
Every passage, in order
Luke 1:5-7
5There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
6And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
7And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
Luke 1:13
13But 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.
King James Version