And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
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Gill's Exposition
And in the sixth month,.... After Elisabeth's conception; for so long was John the Baptist conceived before Christ, and so long he was born before him; and it seems as if there was the same distance…
Barnes' Notes
In the sixth month - The sixth month after Elizabeth’s conception. A city of Galilee named Nazareth - See the notes at Mat 2:22-23.
Adam Clarke
A city of Galilee - As Joseph and Mary were both of the family of David, the patrimonial estate of which lay in Bethlehem, it seems as if the family residence should have been in that city, and not in…
We have here notice given us of all that it was fit we should know concerning the incarnation and conception of our blessed Saviour, six months after the conception of John. The same angel, Gabriel,…
The Annunciation
26. in the sixth month i. e. after the vision of Zachariah. This is the only passage which indicates the age of John the Baptist, as half a year older than our Lord.
Galilee Thus…
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