4/3 BC
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John the Baptist · childhood
life, dates, and events
This record brings together the lifespan, dates, Scripture, and every dated event assigned to John the Baptist · childhood.
Life record
Birth, lifespan, and death
Creation years 3920–3951
Reference under review · AD 28/29
Reference library
Look up John the Baptist in the study works
These links search five public-domain reference works for this person. An author’s definition or conclusion is a study aid—not Scripture—and should be examined against the KJV text.
Public-domain referenceEaston’s Bible Dictionary
Dictionary and historical background
Find John the Baptist →Public-domain referenceSmith’s Bible DictionaryPeople, places, customs, and history
Find John the Baptist →Public-domain referenceHitchcock’s Bible NamesThe name and its traditional meaning
Find John the Baptist →Public-domain referenceNave’s Topical BibleRelated KJV passages arranged by subject
Find John the Baptist →Public-domain referenceTorrey’s Topical TextbookRelated biblical subjects and references
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Events involving John the Baptist · childhood
Creation year 39204/3 BC
Gabriel announces the birth of John
Luke dates the announcement to the days of Herod and places John’s conception before Jesus’ conception. The Creation-year placement is provisional.
Luke 1:13 · KJV
“Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.”
KJV chronology
This placement follows the KJV Gospel sequence and its stated rulers, feasts, ages, and intervals. Working Gregorian conversions remain identified where the underlying date is still under review.
Creation year 39204/3 BC
John the Baptist is born
John is born approximately six months before Jesus according to Luke’s pregnancy sequence; the converted year remains under review.
Luke 1:57, 60 · KJV
“Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son. And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.”
KJV chronology
This placement follows the KJV Gospel sequence and its stated rulers, feasts, ages, and intervals. Working Gregorian conversions remain identified where the underlying date is still under review.