There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zachariah, of the course of Abiyah: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of Yahweh, according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as Yahweh Elohim of Israel had commanded him.
But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zachariah: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.