John the Baptist portrait

Bible Hero

John the Baptist

Era
Late 1st-century BCE Roman Judea under King Herod (~7–6 BCE)
First appears in
First appears in Luke 1:5-25
Appearances
In 1 storybook

Also known as Baby John, John the Baptizer

Who is John the Baptist?

The smallest figure in the cast, a newborn with a tiny tuft of dark hair and a peaceful round face. He is wrapped tightly from shoulders to feet in long bands of unbleached fine linen swaddling cloths, with no shoes or separate prop, always held safely in Elizabeth's or the elderly priest's arms.

Featured in 1 Bible Heroes storybook, first appearing in Luke 1:5-25.

Where John the Baptist appears

Every Bible Heroes storybook featuring John the Baptist, with the role they play and the pages they show up on.