Bible Strands
Luke 1:26
In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God initiates action by sending the angel Gabriel to Nazareth during the sixth month, following Mary’s declaration of divine favor and preceding the revelation of her betrothal to Joseph.
The words — ἕκτῳ (hektō) marks the specific sixth month, while ἀπεστὸλη (apestalē) conveys a completed divine dispatch. These terms anchor the event in precise chronological and authoritative terms.
The thread — Gabriel’s role as God’s messenger appears in Luke 1:19, Jesus’s later residence in Nazareth fulfills Matthew 2:23, and John 7:41 records contemporary skepticism regarding the Messiah’s Galilean origin.
Why it lands — The text requires recognition that divine intervention operates within fixed historical timelines and specific geographic locations rather than abstract or timeless realms.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
Cross-references
- Matthew 2:23 and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
- Luke 1:19 “I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
- John 7:41 Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?
- Luke 2:4 So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.
- John 1:45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”