JOHN THE BAPTIST WAS JEWISH AND WAS JESUS' COUSIN. Jesus and John’s moms were first cousins. When Mary got pregnant with Jesus, her cousin Elizabeth was 6 months pregnant with John the Baptist.

JOHN THE BAPTIST WAS JEWISH AND WAS JESUS' COUSIN. Jesus and John’s moms were first cousins. When Mary got pregnant with Jesus, her cousin Elizabeth was 6 months pregnant with John the Baptist.