Elizabeth

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Elizabeth is a biblical figure in the New Testament, known as the mother of John the Baptist and a relative of Mary, the mother of Jesus.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Elizabeth canonical 8

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf New Testament person
biblical figure
woman
acknowledges Mary as "the mother of my Lord"
ageAtConception advanced in years
appearsInChapter Luke 1
associatedWithEvent Visitation
associatedWithTheme joy at God’s salvation
reversal of barrenness
blesses Mary, mother of Jesus
linked to: Virgin Mary
canonicalStatus saint in many Christian traditions
childLeapsInWombAt Mary’s greeting
culturalContext Second Temple Judaism
describedAs blameless in commandments and statutes of the Lord
righteous before God
familyRole mother
wife
feastDayInAnglicanCommunion September 5
feastDayInEasternOrthodoxChurch September 5
feastDayInRomanCatholicChurch November 5
filledWith Holy Spirit
linked to: God the Holy Spirit
gender female
knownFor being mother of the forerunner of Jesus
miraculous late-in-life pregnancy
languageContext Koine Greek New Testament
literaryRole mother of prophetic figure
maritalStatus married
mentionedIn Gospel of Luke
moralExemplarOf faith
patience
trust in God
motherOf John the Baptist
nameInGreek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisabet)
linked to: Elisabeth
nameInHebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elisheva)
linked to: Elisheva
praises God for removing her reproach
pregnancyIntervalRelation six months ahead of Mary’s pregnancy
previousCondition barren
recognizes Mary’s unborn child as her Lord
relativeOf Mary, mother of Jesus
linked to: Virgin Mary
religion Judaism
residesIn hill country of Judea
scripturalSource Luke 1:5–80
speaksQuote "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb"
spouse Zechariah
spouseOccupation priest
spouseTribe division of Abijah
tribe descendant of Aaron
veneratedIn Christianity

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zechariah spouse Elizabeth
John the Forerunner parents Elizabeth
Yahya ibn Zakariya mother Elizabeth
John the Baptist mother Elizabeth
subject linked to: St John the Baptist
The Visitation (Tintoretto) portraysBiblicalFigure Elizabeth
subject linked to: The Visitation
Betsi meaningDerivedFrom Elizabeth