Family and genealogy
John the Baptist
Prophet who prepared the way for Jesus, preached repentance, baptized in the Jordan and was beheaded by Herod Antipas.
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John the Baptist — Prophet who prepared the way for Jesus, preached repentance, baptized in the Jordan and was beheaded by Herod Antipas.
Parents
Ancestors
- Aaron grandparent, generations not all listed Ancestral
- Amram 1× great-grandparent
- Jochebed 1× great-grandparent
- Kohath 2× great-grandparent
- Levi 2× great-grandparent
- Leah 3× great-grandparent
- Jacob 3× great-grandparent
- Laban 4× great-grandparent
- Isaac 4× great-grandparent
- Rebekah 4× great-grandparent
Office and succession (not family)
- Jesus followed in office — Prophetic succession Matthew 3:11John 1:29–34John 3:28–30
John prepared the way and pointed to Jesus. A relationship of ministry, not of family.
Every relationship here comes from a cited passage. Solid lines are stated parent links; dashed lines mean generations are not all listed; dotted lines mark legal or adoptive parents; a question mark marks a disputed or interpretive link. Political succession and office are never drawn as family.