Elizabeth

Mother of John the Baptist.

A descendant of Aaron and the wife of the priest Zechariah, Elizabeth lived in the hill-country of Judea. In her old age she gave birth to a son who became John the Baptist. Luke calls Elizabeth a kinswoman of Mary, Jesus' mother .

Lk 1:5-80

Elizabeth

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