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John the Baptist |
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John the Baptist Saint New Testament the son of Zacharias and Elizabeth and the cousin and forerunner of Jesus, whom he baptized. He was beheaded by Herod (Matthew 14:1--2). Feast day: June 24 John the Baptist prophet who baptized crowds and preached Christ’s coming. [N.T.: Matthew 3:1–13] See : Baptism John the Baptist head presented as gift to Salome. [N.T.: Mark 6:25–28] See : Decapitation How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"It was over such dancing," I said, "that John the Baptist lost his head. 'In this place we saw a tooth of John the Baptist. The wide circumference of an elaborate ruff, beneath his grey beard, in the antiquated fashion of King James's reign, caused his head to look not a little like that of John the Baptist in a charger. |
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