Luke 1:5
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
Biblical meaning of the name Elizabeth
Meaning
“My God is an oath”
Elizabeth comes from the Greek Elisabet (Ἐλισάβετ), from the Hebrew Elisheva (אֱלִישֶׁבַע): El (God) and sheva (oath) — the God who keeps what he swears. Isabel, Isabella and Elisa come from the same name.
In the original:Ἐλισάβετ Elisábet · Strong G1665אֱלִישֶׁבַע ʼĔlîyshebaʻ · Strong H472
Who was Elizabeth in the Bible?
Elizabeth was Mary’s relative and the wife of Zechariah the priest; both were righteous, elderly and childless. God gave her John the Baptist. When Mary, pregnant with Jesus, visited her, the baby leaped in her womb and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, called her blessed among women. Elisheba, Aaron’s wife, has the same name in Hebrew.
Where the name appears
Luke 1:41
And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
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