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John the Baptist
Prepared the way for Jesus
John the Baptist wore camel-hair clothes and ate locusts! He told everyone to get ready for Jesus.
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Important events
- He told people to turn back to God.
- He baptized people in the Jordan River.
- He baptized Jesus.
- He called Jesus 'the Lamb of God.'
Read about John the Baptist in the Bible
Bible-times background
John was the son of Zechariah and Elizabeth, Mary's relative. He preached in the wilderness near the Jordan River.
What it meansLessons we can learn
- Point others to Jesus.
- Humility: it's about Jesus, not me.
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