| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Gabriel | the angel who was sent to Zechariah to tell him that his wife, Elizabeth, would give birth to John the Baptist. |
| Elizabeth | The wife of Zechariah the priest, She gave birth to John the Baptist in her old age. |
| Galilee | The place in Israel where Jesus grew up |
| Good News | Same as "gospel." |
| Herod's Temple | in Jerusalem was a massive expansion of the Temple Mound along with a completely new and much larger Temple. Herod the Great's expansion project began around 19 BCE. |
| Isaiah | One of the Old Testament prophets who prophesied about the coming of the Messiah. |
| Jerusalem | It is situated thirty-three miles east of the Mediterranean Sea and fourteen miles west of the Dead Sea. According to God's Word, it is the most important city on earth. It was the capital city of the only kingdom God has set up on earth. |
| Joseph | A descendant of David, he was engaged to Mary at Jesus' conception and birth. |
| Lord | A name that we call God or Jesus, when we obey them and shows us that he is greater than anyone else |
| Mary Mother of Jesus | While she was still a virgin, the angel Gabriel told her that she would give birth to a son. She and her betrothed, Joseph, traveled to Bethlehem for the census where she gave birth to Jesus. |
| Messiah | Means the same as Christ. That is the one whom God chose as Israel's special king. |
| Nazareth | A town in lower Galilee, it was the hometown of Mary and Joseph, the human parents of Jesus. Jesus grew up there. |
| Priest | A special servant of God, who gave gifts to God for himself and other people, in the Temple. They were descendants of Aaron. |
| Prophet | A person who can tell other people what God wants. People God chose to tell his message to others. |
| Virgin | A person who has never had sex with another person. |
| Zechariah | Father of John the Baptist - A descendant of Aaron, |
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