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Elisabeth (biblical person) - Definition and Overview

In the first chapter of the Book of Luke in the New Testament, Elisabeth (Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע / אֱלִישָׁבַע "My God is oath", Standard Hebrew Elišévaʿ / Elišávaʿ, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĔlîšéḇaʿ / ʾĔlîšāḇaʿ) is named as the mother of John the Baptist.

See also Elishéva, List of names referring to El

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