Woman living at the time of the New Testament
Elizabeth
The wife of the priest Zacharias, of the daughters of Aaron; she and her husband were “righteous before God, walking blamelessly,” but she was barren and they were old (Luke 1:5–7). When the angel promised them a son, she conceived, and in her sixth month Mary, her relative, came to visit; the baby leaped in Elizabeth’s womb, and she was filled with the Holy Spirit and said to Mary, “Blessed are you among women” (Luke 1:24–45). At the child’s birth she insisted, “he will be called John” (Luke 1:57–60).
Family
- Father
- Father of Elizabeth
- Husband
- Zacharias
- Children
- John the Baptist