person
John the Baptist
Also known as Yohanan, Yahya ibn Zakariyya, John the Forerunner, Prodromos
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- born. c. -6medium · Wikidata P569
- died. c. 30medium · Wikidata P570
Jewish prophet who baptized in the Jordan and baptized Jesus; Josephus also reports his execution by Herod Antipas. Honored as Yahya in the Qur'an.
Wikipedia extract
John the Baptist was an itinerant Jewish preacher who was active in the area of the Jordan River in the early 1st century AD. Sometimes referred to as John the Baptizer, he is known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Catholicism, and Oriental Orthodoxy, as Saint John the Immerser in the Baptist tradition, and as the prophet Yahya ibn Zakariya in Islam.
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- John the Baptist · Wikipedia contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikidata Q40662 · Wikidata contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC0 1.0
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1907-1912) article · Various (Catholic Encyclopedia)Accessed 2026-11-12 · 1907-1912 text public domain in the US; dated and confessional, use for history of reception
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- Q40662
- VIAF 27863229
- Library of Congress n78095804
- Catholic Encyclopedia 08486b
Related
- James F. McGrath · scholar
new-testament · jewish-context · quran-figure · 1st-century