Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
thy prayer is heard—doubtless for offspring, which by some presentiment he even yet had not despaired of.
John—the same as "Johanan," so frequent in the Old Testament, meaning "Jehovah's gracious gift."
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Luke 1:13:
Matthew 1:21
Luke 1:64
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