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Apr 2, 2014 · QUICK FACTS. Name: John the Baptist. Birth Year: 5. Birth City: Judea. Birth Country: Israel. Gender: Male. Best Known For: Saint John the Baptist was a Jewish prophet who preached...
Ian Werrett. John the Baptist was a highly influential Jew who preached the imminent kingdom of God and who called for both inward and outward repentance, along with acts of justice. Biblical Figures.
St. John the Baptist, (born 1st century ce ), Jewish prophet revered in Christianity as the forerunner of Jesus. Sources for his life are the four Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, and the historian Josephus. His mother, St. Elizabeth, was a cousin of Mary, the mother of Jesus. His father was the priest Zechariah.
