Before the birth of this figure, his father was muted when he expressed disbelief of the figure's birth against the angel who came to foretell it, and was only granted back his speech to name his son when he was born.
Before the birth of this figure, his father was muted when he expressed disbelief of the figure's birth against the angel who came to foretell it, and was only granted back his speech to name his son when he was born. This figure was described as having clothes made of camel hair, ate honey and wild locusts, and preached near the river Jordan. He was beheaded when a dancer, Salome, requested that his head be sent to her on a silver platter after she danced in front of that king, Herod.  For 10 points, name this figure who baptized Jesus.
Before the birth of this figure, his father was muted when he expressed disbelief of the figure's birth against the angel who came to foretell it, and was only granted back his speech to name his son when he was born.
{John} the Baptist