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Elisabeth

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

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ELISABETH . The wife of Zacharias and mother of John the Baptist ( Luke 1:5 ff.). The Hebrew form of the name is Elisheba ( Exodus 6:23 ). Elisabeth was of a priestly family, ‘the kinswoman’ of Mary ( Luke 1:36 ), whom she greeted as the mother of the Messiah ( Luke 1:43 ).

J. G. Tasker.

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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Elisabeth'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​e/elisabeth.html. 1909.
 
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