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They said to her, "There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name."
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The Custom of Family Names
Commentators explain that the relatives' objection was rooted in a strong cultural custom. Naming a child after a respected relative, like the father or grandfather, was a common practice meant to honor ancestors and, as scholar Albert Barnes notes, to maintain clear genealogical records for the family line.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
There is none of your kindred, etc. The Jewish tribes and families were kept distinct. To do this, and to avoid confusion in their genealo…
19th Century
Anglican
There is none of thy kindred . . .—The fact is not without interest, as probably showing that Zacharias did not come with…
These verses give the impression that no one in the neighborhood knew of Elizabeth’s pregnancy. On one level, the “joy” is over Elizabeth’s emergen…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they said to her Her neighbours and relations, there is none of your kindred that is called by this name; from w…
In these verses, we have an account of the birth of John the Baptist and the great joy among all the relatives of the family. He was to be called J…
