What Did John's Diet Consist of?: Unpacking the Biblical Details of the Prophet's Wild Sustenance
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According to the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, John the Baptist’s food was explicitly noted as “locusts and wild honey”. This detail is significant not just for its unusual nature, but also for what it reveals about John's prophetic role, his ascetic lifestyle in the wilderness, and his message to a generation of Israelites.
