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(Hebrew Elishe'ba, àìִֵéùֶׁëִ , God is her oath, or she swears by God, i.e., worshipper of God, comp. Isa_19:8; Sept. Å᾿ëéóÜâåô , Vulg. Elisabeth; as in Luk_1:7), the daughter of Amminadab, phylarch of the tribe of Judah, and sister of Nahshon, the captain of the Hebrew host (Num_2:3); she became the wife of Aaron (q.v.), and hence the mother of the priestly family (Exo_6:23). B.C. 1658.