Luke 1:65

65 All their neighbors were awestruck; and throughout the hill country of Y'hudah, people talked about all these things.

Luke 1:65 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 1:65

And fear came on all that dwelt round about them
That is, the fear of God, an awful reverence of the divine majesty; they perceived the hand of God was in these things, and that these were effects of divine power; and which made very serious impressions upon their minds, and they thought, and spoke of them with great solemnity; see ( Acts 2:43 ) ( 5:11 ) .

and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the
hill country of Judea:
the several things relating to the appearance of the angel to Zacharias in the temple; his message to him; the striking him deaf and dumb; the conception of Elisabeth, who had been barren; the birth of her son; the unusual name given him; and the more unusual manner in which it was given; and the opening of Zacharias's mouth, and the loosening of his tongue upon this, were reported, and commonly talked of by all people to that part of Judea, where the parents of John dwelt.

Luke 1:65 In-Context

63 He motioned for a writing tablet, and to everyone's surprise he wrote, "His name is Yochanan."

64 At that moment, his power of speech returned, and his first words were a b'rakhah to God.

65 All their neighbors were awestruck; and throughout the hill country of Y'hudah, people talked about all these things.

66 Everyone who heard of them said to himself, "What is this child going to be?" For clearly the hand of ADONAI was with him.

67 His father Z'kharyah was filled with the Ruach HaKodesh and spoke this prophecy: