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Zechariah (priest, father of John the Baptist)

Ministry of ChristPriestProphetLeviAaronic priesthood

Description

Priest of the division of Abijah; husband of Elizabeth. Struck dumb by Gabriel for unbelief at the announcement of John's birth; spoke again to confirm the name. Author of the Benedictus.

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Two generations up and down. Click any other person to recenter the tree on them. Solid lines are parent-of relationships; dashed pink lines are spouses; dashed amber lines are debated/tradition-divergent edges.