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Elisabeth

Time-period: ❼ Jesus - (0-100 e.Kr.)
Age: -
Alt. names/spellings: Elisabeth, Elisheba
Relationships: Zacharias/Zechariah (marriage)
children (1): John the Baptist



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Usage in the Bible


Elisheba H0472
אֱלִישֶׁ֫בַע (Elisheva)
1 times in OT
Elisabeth G1665
Ἐλισάβετ (Elisabet)
9 times in NT
Total    10 times

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    wife

  • Woman
  • Is part of the ancestry of Christ
  • Ruler/leader
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Luke 1:5
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During the reign of King Herod in Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah. His wife was of the line of Aaron and her name was Elizabeth.
[King David divided the priests into 24 divisions, of which the family of Abijah was one, see 1 Chron. 24:10; Neh. 12:17. In Jesus’ day there were nearly 20,000 priests serving in the temple. Each department performed temple duties for a week, five times during the year. Three of these times were during the great feasts when all the priests served together.]
Luke 1:7
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But they had no children because Elizabeth was barren, and both were old.
Luke 1:13
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But the angel said:

“Do not be afraid, Zechariah,
for your prayer has been heard.
Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son,
and you will name him John.
[The name John comes from the Hebrew Jochanan, which in turn is a short form of Jehochanan. The name is composed of the name of God (Hebr. ­Jahveh) and the word for mercy (Hebr. chanan). The meaning is ’God has mercy’ or ’the Lord is gracious’.]
Luke 1:24
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After a while his wife Elizabeth became pregnant, and for five months she remained in seclusion (hidden). She said to herself:
Luke 1:36
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Look, your relative Elizabeth [perhaps a cousin] is expecting a child despite her advanced age. She who has been called the childless one is now six months pregnant.
Luke 1:40
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Mary went into Zechariah’s house and greeted (blessed) Elizabeth. [A greeting in those days was not just a few words and a gesture, but was a ceremony in which the younger reverently greeted the older.]
Luke 1:41
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When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby kicked in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit [The prophecy of Luke 1:15 is being fulfilled].
Luke 1:57
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Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she gave birth to a son.