John, The Baptist
According to the Gospel of Luke, in the days of the birth of Jesus’ (Luke 1:5), Judaea was described as being subjected to the rule of a foreign power, under the reign of Herod. Although Jesus’ birth was by far the most significant of all time, his was not the only of note to take place during that same period in history. On one June 24th (year uncertain), another child, who was Jesus’ cousin was born at Ain-Karim, to a temple priest in the order of Abia, named Zacharias and his elderly wife Elisabeth (Luke 1:57-79), who was one of the daughters of Aaron and kinswoman of Mary (Jesus’ mother). This birth was predicted by the Angel Gabriel (Luke 1:5-25) and it was told that the child would be filled with the Holy Ghost, even while in his mother womb. Because his father (Zacharias) doubted the proclamation of the angel, he was struck dumb until the child’s birth. The child born to the couple, who came to be named John, would play important part in Jesus’ life and it was he that announced to the world that the Lamb of God had come. It would be John who would turn many of the children of Israel back to God and he gained a tremendous amount of influence in the region, but also drew the ire of some.
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Some common words found in the essay are:
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Approximate Word count = 1192
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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