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John the Baptist ( Hebrew: יוחנן המטביל, Yoḥanan ha-mmaṭbil, Yuhanna Al-Ma ' madan, Aramaic: ܝܘܚܢܢ Ioḥanan, Greek: Ὁ Ἅγιος / Τίμιος Ἐνδοξος Προφήτης, Πρόδρομος καὶ Βαπτιστής Ἰωάννης Ho Hágios / Tímios Endoxos, Prophḗtēs, Pródromos, kaì Baptistḗs Ioánnes ) ( died ca.

28 CE ) was an itinerant preacher and a major religious figure mentioned in the Canonical gospels and the Qur ' an.

He is described in the Gospel of Luke as a relative of Jesus who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River.

Some scholars maintain that he was influenced by the Essenes, who were semi-ascetic, expected an apocalypse, and practiced rituals corresponding strongly with baptism, although there is no direct evidence to substantiate this.

John is regarded as a prophet in Christianity, Islam, the Bahá ' í Faith, and Mandaeism.