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Fathers of the Bible: Zacharias, the Righteous Father

August 13, 2020 Leave a comment

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Zacharias and Elisabeth are an older couple, who are childless. Their season of childbearing had passed by. We do learn something about their character. “And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.” {Luke 1:6} Elisabeth is from a priestly family and Zechariah is a priest, who has received the highest […]

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Fathers of the Bible: Zacharias, the Righteous Father