There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

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The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold

In the time of Herod king of Judea(A) there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah;(B) his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron.

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10 The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

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10 the seventh to Hakkoz,

the eighth to Abijah,(A)

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Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

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The Magi Visit the Messiah

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea,(A) during the time of King Herod,(B) Magi[a] from the east came to Jerusalem

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 2:1 Traditionally wise men

19 These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the Lord, according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him.

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19 This was their appointed order of ministering when they entered the temple of the Lord, according to the regulations prescribed for them by their ancestor Aaron, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded him.

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17 Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai:

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17 of Abijah’s,(A) Zikri;

of Miniamin’s and of Moadiah’s, Piltai;

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Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,

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Iddo,(A) Ginnethon,[a] Abijah,(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 12:4 Many Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate (see also verse 16); most Hebrew manuscripts Ginnethoi