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Easton's Bible Dictionary

Elisabeth:

God her oath, the mother of John the Baptist (Luk 1:5). She was a descendant of Aaron. She and her husband Zacharias (q.v.) "were both righteous before God" (Luk 1:5,13). Mary's visit to Elisabeth is described in Luk 1:39-63.

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Elisabeth:

Elizabeth, the oath, or fullness, of God

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Elisabeth:

e-liz'-a-beth (Elisabet, Westcott and Hort Eleisdbet, from Heb ?elishebha? (Elisheba), "God is (my) oath," i.e. a worshipper of God):

Wife of Zacharias the priest and mother of John the Baptist (Lu 1:5 ff). Elisabeth herself was of priestly lineage and a "kinswoman" (the King James Version COUSIN, which see) of the Virgin Mary (Lu 1:36), of whose visit to Elisabeth a remarkable account is given in Lu 1:39-56.

See ZACHARIAS

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Elisabeth:

(the oath of God) the wife of Zacharias and mother of John the Baptist. She was herself of the priestly family, and a relation (Luke 1:36) of the mother of our Lord.

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