In Luke 126 the bible says that an angel appeared to Mary in the sixth month What does the sixth month refer to?

Answer 1

It refers to the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy:-

Luk 1:26 GNB In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancyGod sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee named Nazareth.

Luk 1:26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth,

Luk 1:27 to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

Luk 1:28 And coming in, he said to her, "Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you."

Luk 1:29 But she was very perplexed at this statement, and kept pondering what kind of salutation this was.

Luk 1:30 The angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God.

Luk 1:31 "And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus.

Luk 1:32 "He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David;

Luk 1:33 and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end."

Luk 1:34 Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I am a virgin?"

Luk 1:35 The angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God.

Luk 1:36 "And behold, even your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age; and she who was called barren is now in her sixth month.

Elizabeth happened to be six months pregnant, but it was also the sixth month of the Jewish calender.

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