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Who was John the Baptist in the Bible?
Return & Second Temple · 538–4 BCNew Testament
The forerunner who baptized Jesus
Son of Zechariah and Elizabeth, John lived in the wilderness calling people to repentance and baptized Jesus in the Jordan. He pointed away from himself: "Behold, the Lamb of God."
🤯 What might John the Baptist have looked like?
Wore "clothing made of camel's hair with a leather belt," and ate locusts and wild honey.
See Clothes of camel's hair and a leather belt; locusts and wild honey (Matthew 3:4)
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- Father: Zacharias
- Mother: Elisabeth
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Verses that mention John the Baptist
Matthew 3:1Matthew 3:4Matthew 3:13Matthew 3:14Matthew 4:12Matthew 9:14
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