Elisabeth
Family: Israel · Role: Zacharias's wife; mother of John · First appears: Luke 1
In Luke 1, Elisabeth is the wife of Zacharias and a descendant of Aaron. Gabriel announces to Zacharias that she will bear a son named John, who will be filled with the Holy Ghost from birth: “thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.” After those days, Elisabeth conceives and hides herself for five months.
Elisabeth is the cousin of Mary the mother of Jesus. When she hears Mary’s salutation, the babe leaps in her womb and Elisabeth is filled with the Holy Ghost, blessing Mary and the fruit of her womb. Elisabeth then gives birth to John; on the eighth day, Zacharias writes, “His name is John,” and immediately regains his speech.
Relationship record
Life events
- Gabriel announces that Elisabeth will bear John, who will be filled with the Holy Ghost from birth.(Luke 1)
- Elisabeth conceives and hides herself for five months.(Luke 1)
- “And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months”
- Elisabeth gives birth to John.(Luke 1)
- “Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.”
- The child is named John, and Zacharias immediately regains speech.(Luke 1)
- With: Zacharias
- “And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all. And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed”
Luke 1
- married with Zacharias “and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.”
- cousins with Mary the mother of Jesus “And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age;”
- blessed: Mary the mother of Jesus “Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.”
- with Holy Ghost (The Holy Ghost fills Elisabeth.) “when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:”
- with Aaron (Aaron is identified as Elisabeth's ancestor.) “and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.”
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Extracted from the original text of The New Testament. Made with Rho MD.