When Herod was king of Judea, there was a Jewish priest named Zechariah. He was a member of the priestly order of Abijah, and his wife, Elizabeth, was also from the priestly line of Aaron.
Бысть во дни ирода царя иудейска, иерей некий, именем захариа, от дневныя чреды авиани: и жена его от дщерей аароновех, и имя ей елисаветь.