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topic_name = Zacharias |
subtopics = [[Luke 1]]* [[Text:EBD:Zacharias|Easton's Bible Dictionary entry on Zacharias]] | opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} |
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Zacharias (also Zechariah, which is the common spelling in modern English), was a [[priest]] of the line of [[Abijah]], during the reign of [[Text:EBD:Herod the Great|King Herod the Great]]. He was the father of [[John the Baptist]] and husband of Elizabeth, a woman from the priestly family of [[Aaron]]. His story is recorded in the [[gospel of Luke]].
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