The meaning of Elisabeth in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)
e-liz'-a-beth (Elisabet, Westcott and Hort Eleisdbet, from Heb. 'elishebha' (Elisheba), "God is (my) oath," i.e. a worshipper of God): Wife of Zacharias the priest and mother of John the Baptist (Luke 1:5 ff.). Elisabeth herself was of priestly lineage and a "kinswoman" (the King James Version COUSIN, which see) of the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:36), of whose visit to Elisabeth a remarkable account is given in Luke 1:39-56.
See ZACHARIAS.
See more on the meaning of Elisabeth in the Bible:
Elisabeth {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Elisabeth {Hitchcock's Bible Name}
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