Luk 1:5 | HCSB | STEP | In the days of King Herod of Judea , there was a priest of Abijah’s division named Zechariah . His wife was from the daughters of Aaron , and her name was Elizabeth .

Luke 1:5

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5 In the days of King ^{▼▼Herod/Herodians: The name of the Idumean family ruling Palestine from 37 b.c. to a.d. 95; the main rulers from this family mentioned in the NT are: Herod Antipas(4 b.c.-a.d. 39) son of Herod the Great; ruled one-fourth of his father's kingdom (Galilee and Perea); killed John the Baptist and mocked Jesus; Herod I (37 b.c.-4 b.c.) also known as Herod the Great; built the great temple in Jerusalem and massacred the male babies in Bethlehem; Herod Agrippa I (A.D. 3744) The grandson of Herod the Great; he beheaded James the apostle and imprisoned Peter; Herod Agrippa II (A.D. 52ca 95) The great-grandson of Herod the Great; he heard Paul's defense. Herodians were political supporters of Herod the Great and his family}Herod ^b of Judea, there was a priest of Abijah’s division ^{▼▼One of the 24 divisions of priests appointed by David for temple service; 1Ch 24:10
,} ^d named Zechariah. His wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.