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temple service we could identify<br />

•Annunciation of Mary took place after 150 days<br />

•John's Birth 280 •<strong>Jesus</strong>' birth took place after 430 days<br />

Thus the birth of <strong>Jesus</strong> would be soon after (430-360/365) = 70/65<br />

days of the final day of Succoth, Hoshana Raba (Rosh Hoshana) - the<br />

next year. We should also allow a week or two for Zechariah to travel<br />

back to his village home and for Elizabeth to conceive. The uncertain<br />

number of days in the Hebrew year should also be taken into account.<br />

Zechariah belonged to the Levitical division of Abijah. Luke 1:5 In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; 1.<br />

wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron 2. We can try to locate the time when Zechariah served as High Priest his<br />

the temple from this. in<br />

divided the levites into 24 divisions to serve at the temple. They served in order and in cycles, I Chronicles 24:1- tells us that the family of Abhijah was allotted the David<br />

course 3. There were 24 courses in all. eighth<br />

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the Feast of Weeks and the Feast of Tabernacles Bread, Unleavened<br />

THE HISTORIC JESUS<br />

M.M.NINAN<br />

Thus if we can identify the end of the service of Zechariah's<br />

•Thus if we can identify the end of the service of Zechariah's<br />

16:16 Three times a year all your men must appear before the Lord your God at the place he will choose: at the Feast of Deuteronomy

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