Elizabeth

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. According to the Gospel of Luke, Elisabeth was a descendant of Aaron the high priest (Luke 1:5-7). She and her husband Zacharias were "righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless" (1:6), but childless. While ministering in the temple of the Lord, Zacharias was visited by the angel Gabriel (Luke 8-12): Luke...