His mother, Elizabeth, was the daughter of Aaron, and his second cousin, via Matham, was Mary.
The son of Zachary, a priest in the course of Abia who lost and then regained the ability to speak, he grew up in the small town of Ain-Karim. His mother, Elizabeth, was the daughter of Aaron, and his second cousin, via Matham, was Mary. Though some observers commented that he "hath a devil" for his manic preaching and desert-influenced countenance, he sought to purify the bodies of those whose souls were cleansed by his sermons. For 10 points, name this Biblical figure whose head was removed at the behest of Salome.
The son of Zachary, a priest in the course of Abia who lost and then regained the ability to speak, he grew up in the small town of Ain-Karim.
{John the Baptist} [prompt on partial answer]