Elisabeth (Elizabeth) in the Bible
The wife of Zacharias and the mother of John the Baptist
- Luke 1:5-60 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. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. 8 And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course, ...
⇒Bible Encyclopedia for ELISABETH.
⇒See also McClintock and Strong Cyclopedia for Elisabeth.