Luke 1:11

when there appeared to him an angel of MarYah [Master Yahweh], standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

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In The King James Version

And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

In Context

10All the people were outside, praying, at the time of the incense burning, + 1:10 Context: This ritual of burning incense to fill the Most Holy Place with smoke before offering the blood on the Mercy Seat is commanded by God in (Lev 16:2-3, 16:12-14). This, in the greater context of making atonement for the entire nation on Yom Kippur [Day of Atonement]. See (Lev 16:11-17).

12Zacharias [Remembered by Yah] was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.

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Cross References

Exodus 37:25He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. It was square: its length was a cubit [18 in; 45.72 cm], and its width a cubit [18 in; 45.72 cm]. Its height was two cubits [36 in; 91.44 cm]. Its horns were of one piece with it.

Leviticus 16:13and he shall put the incense on the fire before Adonai, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is on the testimony, so that he will not die.

Luke 1:28Having come in, the angel said to her, “ Shalom ·Complete peace·, favored lady! Adonai is with you. Blessed are you among women!”

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:6-26

The Appearance of an Angel to Zacharias; The Birth of John Foretold; The Unbelief of Zacharias. 5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. 8 And it came to… Read the whole commentary →

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