Elisabeth

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ē̇ -liz´a -beth ( Ἐλισάβετ , Elisábet , Westcott and Hort Ἐλεισάβετ , Eleisábet , from Heb 'ĕlı̄shebha‛ (Elisheba), "God is (my) oath," i.e. a worshipper of God): Wife of Zacharias the priest and mother of John the Baptist ( Luke 1:5 ). Elisabeth herself was of priestly lineage and a "kinswoman" (the King James Version Cousin , which see) of the Virgin Mary ( Luke 1:36 ), of whose visit to Elisabeth a remarkable account is given in Lk 1:39-56. See Zacharias .