Elizabeth (biblical Figure)

Elizabeth (biblical Figure)

Elizabeth is also spelled Elisabeth (Greek Ἐλισάβετ,) or Elisheva (from the Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע / אֱלִישָׁבַע "My God has sworn"; Standard Hebrew Elišévaʿ Elišávaʿ, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĔlîšéḇaʿ ʾĔlîšāḇaʿ) (Arabic إليزابيث Ilizabith). (For other variants on the name (see Elizabeth.)

Elisabeth was the mother of John the Baptist and the wife of Zacharias/Zachary, according to the Gospel of Luke.

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