Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist
Cousin of the Virgin Mary, this Judean woman is married to Zacharias, a priest of the Temple with whom she resides in Hebron.
Sterile, she becomes mother of John the Baptist in her old age, for "nothing is impossible for God". She exults with joy at the birth of John the Baptist:"I have had the greatest joy a Woman can have, a joy I had resigned myself never to know".[1]She hosts in Hebron her cousin Mary[2] recently pregnant by the action of The Holy Spirit. She herself, under this same impulse, recites the first The "Hail Mary" (Ave Maria) in history, which will later be completed by Zacharias, her husband.[3]
Character and Appearance
Élisabeth, a faithful and bold Woman, abandoned with trust to the will of God.[4]
Her Name
Greek transcription of "Élichéba". Élichéba (Elischéba, Elishéba, Eliséba) means "God of the oath" - Historical reference: the wife of Aaron, the elder brother of Moses - A woodcutter from Hebron also calls her "Élise".
Where Is She Mentioned in the Work?
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Notes and references
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