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 #### Special concepts in this chapter ####
 
 ##### "He will be called John" #####
-Most people in the ancient Near East would give a child the same name as someone in their families. People were suprised that Elizabeth and Zechariah named their son John because there was no one else in their family with that name.
+Most people in the ancient Near East would give a child the same name as someone in their families. People were surprised that Elizabeth and Zechariah named their son John because there was no one else in their family with that name.
 
 #### Important figures of speech in this chapter ####