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.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf New Testament person
biblical figure
woman
acknowledges Mary as "the mother of my Lord" NERFINISHED
ageAtConception advanced in years
appearsInChapter Luke 1 NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent Visitation
associatedWithTheme joy at God’s salvation
reversal of barrenness
blesses Mary, mother of Jesus NERFINISHED
canonicalStatus saint in many Christian traditions
childLeapsInWombAt Mary’s greeting
culturalContext Second Temple Judaism NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
gender female
knownFor being mother of the forerunner of Jesus
miraculous late-in-life pregnancy
languageContext Koine Greek New Testament NERFINISHED
literaryRole mother of prophetic figure
maritalStatus married
mentionedIn Gospel of Luke
moralExemplarOf faith
patience
trust in God
motherOf John the Baptist NERFINISHED
nameInGreek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisabet) NERFINISHED
nameInHebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elisheva) NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
spouseOccupation priest
spouseTribe division of Abijah NERFINISHED
tribe descendant of Aaron
veneratedIn Christianity NERFINISHED

Referenced by (3)

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

Yahya ibn Zakariya mother Elizabeth
John the Forerunner parents Elizabeth
Zechariah spouse Elizabeth