Luke 1:5

New Century Version

During the time Herod ruled Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah who belonged to Abijah’s group. Zechariah’s wife, Elizabeth, came from the family of Aaron.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 24:10

The seventh was Hakkoz. The eighth was Abijah.

1 Chronicles 24:19

These were the groups chosen to serve in the Temple of the Lord. They obeyed the rules given them by Aaron, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded him.

Nehemiah 12:17

Zicri, from Abijah’s family; Piltai, from Miniamin’s and Moadiah’s families;

Nehemiah 12:4

Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,

Matthew 2:1

Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem in Judea during the time when Herod was king. When Jesus was born, some wise men from the east came to Jerusalem.

Luke 1:13

But the angel said to him, “Zechariah, don’t be afraid. God has heard your prayer. Your wife, Elizabeth, will give birth to a son, and you will name him John.

Luke 1:24

Later, Zechariah’s wife, Elizabeth, became pregnant and did not go out of her house for five months. Elizabeth said,