John the Baptist

"John the Baptist (Hebrew: יוחנן המטביל Yokhanan HaMatbil, Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτιστής, Iōánnēs ho baptistḗs or Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτίζων, Iōánnēs ho baptízōn,[10] Coptic: ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲡⲣⲟⲇⲣⲟⲙⲟⲥ or ⲓⲱ̅ⲁ ⲡⲓⲣϥϯⲱⲙⲥ,[11] Arabic: يوحنا المعمدان‎[11][12][13]; late 1st century BC – 28–36 AD) was a Hebrew itinerant preacher[14] in the early 1st century AD. Other titles for John include John the Forerunner in Eastern Christianity, John the Immerser in some Baptist traditions, [15] and "the prophet John (Yaḥyā)" in Islam. He is sometimes alternatively called John the Baptizer.[16][17][18]" - (en.wikipedia.org 02.11.2019)