John_The_Baptist

John The Baptist John the Baptist is one of the best-known people of The Bible. And for good reason - he played a unique role in what, and Who, was to come. He was considered very highly by Jesus Christ, Who said about him, "Among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist." John was a prophet whose own coming was prophesied by an earlier prophet (see Prophecy) over 700 years before (Isaiah 40:3-5) - yet another illustration of God's step-by-step Plan. John was a Levite.( Levites are the descendants of Levi, one of the Tribes Of Israel, the Children Of Jacob)  His father Zechariah was a Temple priest of the line of Abijah, and his mother Elizabeth was also descended from Aaron (Luke 1:5).  Jesus Christ and John the Baptist were related. Their mothers, Mary and Elizabeth, were cousins. (Luke 1:36).  John the Baptist was born 6 months before Jesus Christ (Luke 1:36). He died about 6 months before Jesus Christ (Matthew 14:10-12).  The angel Gabriel separately announced the coming births of Jesus Christ and John the Baptist.  John lived in the mountainous area of Judah, between Jerusalem and the Dead john, jesus, christ, matthew, baptist, john's, ministry, luke, baptized, one, jordan, came, before, about, , sea, saying, prophet, popular, people, own, must, months, light, jerusalem, greater, end, elizabeth, dead, coming, come, born, become