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I myself studied everything carefully from the beginning, your Excellency.[a] I thought I should write it out for you. So I put it in order in a book. I write these things so that you can know that what you have been taught is true.

Zechariah and Elizabeth

During the time Herod ruled Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah. He belonged to Abijah’s group.[b] Zechariah’s wife came from the family of Aaron. Her name was Elizabeth.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:3 Excellency This word was used to show respect to an important person like a king or ruler.
  2. 1:5 Abijah’s group The Jewish priests were divided into 24 groups. See 1 Chronicles 24.

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