Bible Person
Meaning: Elizabeth · Female · 8 cross references
Elisabeth is the wife of Zechariah and the mother of John the Baptist, a righteous woman of priestly descent who conceives in old age. She stands at the beginning of Luke's Gospel as a figure of joy, recognition, and fulfilled promise. First appears in Luke 1:5.1
AI summary: Elisabeth matters because the cross references present her as one of the first people to respond rightly to the coming of the Messiah. Her miraculous pregnancy parallels older covenant stories, yet her Spirit-filled recognition of Mary's child gives her a uniquely New Testament role. In her household, barrenness gives way to prophetic joy and preparation for the Lord's coming. Taken together, the material presents Elisabeth as a godly mother whose faith and recognition help frame the arrival of John and the nearness of Christ.1
Central Figure
Elisabeth
Meaning: Elizabeth
God her oath, the mother of John the Baptist (Luke 1:5).
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.