John the Baptist Flashcards
When was John the Baptist born
6 months before Jesus
Who were johns parents
Elizabeth and Zechariah
What did johns dad work as
Zechariah worked at the temple
Relationship to Jesus
Second cousin
How were john and Jesus second cousins
Mary and Elizabeth were cousins
What did john wear
A camel skin tunic and leather belt
What did john eat
Locust and wild honey
What did john work as
He baptised people in the river Jordan and prepared the way for Jesus
Who was the trinity
Father-voice from above saying this is my beloved son with him I am well pleased
Son-Jesus in the water
Holy Spirit-dove alighting
What does john say when Jesus asks to be baptised by him
I am not worthy and you do not need to be baptised by me you should be baptising me
Who was Salome
Salome was Herod Antipas’s step daughter
What does primed mean
Prepared
Did john have any siblings
No
Who was Herodias
Heroes new wife. Philips old wife
How did john die
He was beheaded
Why was he beheaded
John rebuked Herod as he married his brothers wife. John was thrown in jail by Herod. Herodias was furious. Herod bday party. Salome dances with Herod and is granted anything by Herod. Primed to ask for johns head. John beheaded
How did he get his name
His name is john meaning ‘gift from God’ in Hebrew. He got it when his father got his voice back
When did his parents die
They died from old age in about c27AD
Where did he work when his parents died
Desert
What was john
One of the most important people in the bible
What john do if someone said they wouldn’t turn their sins to Jesus
he would dunk their head in the water
Name of desert where john worked
Ain Karim
