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ELISABETH.—The wife of Zacharias and mother of John the Baptist (Luk_1:5 ff.). The Hebrew form of the name is Elisheba (Exo_6:23). Elisabeth was of a priestly family, ‘the kinswoman’ of Mary (Luk_1:36), whom she greeted as the mother of the Messiah (Luk_1:43).
J. G. Tasker.