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Elisabeth

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

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Hebrew: ELISHEBA

1. (Aaron's wife) "swearing by God" (Exodus 6:23).

2. Zacharias' wife; John the Baptist's mother. Of the daughters of Aaron; related ("cousin") to the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:5; Luke 1:36). The first to bless Mary as "the mother of her Lord" (Luke 1:40-45). Thus, our Lord, though not of the priestly tribe, was related to it; He fulfilled it, in His distinct priesthood of the Melchizedek order. Like her husband, Elisabeth was "righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless."

Bibliography Information
Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Elisabeth'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​fbd/​e/elisabeth.html. 1949.
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