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What was the relationship between Zechariah and Elizabeth?

Zechariah and Elizabeth were husband and wife. Luke 1:5; Luke 1:13

What the Bible says

Luke 1:5

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zachary, of the course of Abia; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth.

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.

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Zechariah was a priest, and Elizabeth was his wife. Luke 1:5

Both were righteous before God, but they had no children and were already old. Luke 1:6-7

One day, while Zechariah was serving in the Temple, an angel announced to him that they would have a son. Luke 1:8-13 He told him they would name him John.…

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