to live with him in his household (see Matt 1:18; 25:1–13; m. Ketub. 4:4–5). Her betrothal to Joseph, who plays no role in this episode, sets up the child’s connection to David (1:32, 69; 2:4, 11; 3:31) with those messianic reverberations. 1:28 And when he came to her, he said: “Hail, highly favored one, the Lord is with you” (καὶ εἰσελθὼν πρὸς αὐτὴν εἶπεν, Χαῖρε, κεχαριτωμένη, ὁ κύριος μετὰ σοῦ). Gabriel does not announce to Mary who he is as he did to Zechariah, and then only as an