Lucas 1

Birth of John the Baptist Foretold

5 In the days of Herod [the Great], king of Judea, there was a certain priest whose name was *1:5 I.e. Zechariah. The spelling is different because a Greek word cannot end with an "h," and in place of "ah" the common Greek ending "-as" was substituted.Zacharias, of *1:5 King David organized the priests into 24 groups or divisions, each headed by a president. A division served twice a year for a week at a time (1 Chr 24:1-19).the division of Abijah. His wife was *1:5 Lit from the daughters of.a descendant of Aaron [the first high priest of Israel], and her name was Elizabeth. 6 They both were righteous (approved) in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.