Luke 1:5

In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a certain priest named Zechariah, from the division of Abijah. His wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

Unlocked Literal Bible

In The King James Version

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

In Context

4so that you might know the certainty of the things you have been taught.

6They were both righteous before God, obeying all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.

Read all of Luke 1

Cross References

1 Chronicles 24:19This was the order of their service, when they came into Yahweh's house, following the procedure given to them by Aaron their ancestor, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, had instructed him.

Nehemiah 12:17Zichri was the leader of Abijah. ... of Miniamin. Piltai was the leader of Moadiah. + 12:17 The expression ... of Miniamin is incomplete, because no leader of that family is named in the Hebrew text.

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:2-5

Luke We are now entering into the labours of another evangelist; his name Luke, which some take to be a contraction of Lucilius; born at Antioch, so St. Jerome. Some think that he was the only one of all the penmen of the scripture that was not of the seed of Israel. He was a Jewish proselyte, and, as some conjecture, converted to Christianity by the ministry of St. Paul at Antioch; and after his coming into Macedonia ( Acts xvi. 10 ) he was his constant companion. He had employed himself in the study and practice… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Luke 1:5