Verse 63
‘And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, “His name is John.” And they all marvelled.’
So Zacharias called for a writing tablet (a wooden tablet covered with wax) and wrote down, ‘His name is John.’ The result was that they were all amazed, and ‘marvelled’, probably because the parents were both so adamant about a name not connected with the family. Note his emphasis on the fact that it ‘is his name’. The name had already been decided on, and was already being applied. There was to be no argument about it. (It would appear as if he could tell what they were saying).
This would serve to confirm that the baby had been named at birth and that the name had been given prior to the day of circumcision. That would not, of course, prevent it being made official at the time of circumcision.
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