ESV Reformation Study Bible – Luke 1:36
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Luke 1:36

1:36 your relative. Elizabeth, and therefore Mary, was a descendant of Aaron (v. 5). The reference to “his father David” (v. 32) shows that Mary was also of Davidic descent. One of her parents was evidently descended from Aaron and the other from David.