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During the time when Herod was king of Judea, [a] there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly order of Abijah. His wife's name was Elizabeth; she also belonged to a priestly family. 1
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And so, Your Excellency, because I have carefully studied all these matters from their beginning, I thought it would be good to write an orderly account for you.
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I do this so that you will know the full truth about everything which you have been taught.
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During the time when Herod was king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly order of Abijah. His wife's name was Elizabeth; she also belonged to a priestly family.
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They both lived good lives in God's sight and obeyed fully all the Lord's laws and commands.
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They had no children because Elizabeth could not have any, and she and Zechariah were both very old.