John the Baptist in the Bible — the Hebrew name and what it means
יוֹחָנָן הַמַּטְבִּיל
The voice crying in the wilderness — of them born of women, none greater.
Also called
Yochanan יוֹחָנָן — “YHWH is gracious” — the Hebrew behind the Greek Ioannes
The moments that made John the Baptist
Luke 1:13Foretold to Zacharias at the altar of incense
Luke 1:41He leaps in the womb at Miriam's greeting
Matt 3:3“The voice of one crying in the wilderness”
Matt 3:4Camel's hair, a leathern girdle, locusts and wild honey
Matt 3:13He baptizes Yeshua in the Jordan
John 1:29“Behold the Lamb of God”
John 3:30“He must increase, but I must decrease”
Matt 11:11“Among them that are born of women … not a greater”
Matt 14:10Beheaded in the prison for a dance and an oath
How often the name appears
John the Baptist is named 131 times in the New Testament.
Every mention — New Testament
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