This document summarizes a passage from the book of Luke about Zechariah, a priest, and his wife Elizabeth. Zechariah sees the angel Gabriel while serving at the temple, who tells him that Elizabeth will bear a son named John. When Zechariah expresses doubt, Gabriel makes him unable to speak until John's birth. Elizabeth becomes pregnant and goes into seclusion for five months. She says God has shown favor by taking away her disgrace of being childless.