Luke 1:59

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On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him Zechariah after his father.

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  • Gen 17:12 : 12 Every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised, both those born in your household and those bought with money from any foreigner who is not your descendant.
  • Lev 12:3 : 3 On the eighth day, the flesh of the boy’s foreskin shall be circumcised.
  • Luke 2:21 : 21 On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived in the womb.
  • Phil 3:5 : 5 Circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
  • Acts 7:8 : 8 Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision. Under this covenant, Abraham became the father of Isaac, and on the eighth day, he circumcised him. Isaac then became the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of the twelve patriarchs.
  • Gen 21:3-4 : 3 Abraham named his son, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac. 4 Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, just as God had commanded him.

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    60But his mother responded, 'No! He will be called John.'

    61They said to her, 'None of your relatives has that name.'

    62So they motioned to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.

    63He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, 'His name is John.' And they were all amazed.

    64Immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue was set free, and he began to speak, praising God.

    65Fear came on all those who lived around them, and throughout the hill country of Judea, all these things were being talked about.

    66All those who heard these things kept them in their hearts, saying, 'What then will this child become?' For indeed, the hand of the Lord was with him.

    67Then Zechariah, his father, was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying:

    68'Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and provided redemption for His people.

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    56And Mary stayed with her for about three months and then returned to her home.

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    21On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived in the womb.

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    11Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.

    12When Zechariah saw him, he was startled, and fear fell upon him.

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    5In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, from the division of Abijah. His wife, Elizabeth, was also a descendant of Aaron.

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    8Now it happened that while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division,

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    36And behold, your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren.

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    21Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and amazed that he stayed so long in the temple.

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    24After these days, his wife Elizabeth conceived and kept herself in seclusion for five months. She said,

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