Luke 1:36

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And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.

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Interpretation

We have here an account of the mother of our Lord; though we are not to pray to her, yet we ought to praise God for her. Christ must be born miraculously.

Read with

This thought runs through Luke 1:32-36.

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Glossary

Elisabeth Person: God her oath, the mother of John the Baptist ( Luke 1:5 ). She was a descendant of Aaron. She and her husband Zacharias (q. v. ) “were both righteous before God” ( Luke 1:5 , 13).