Person New Testament
Elizabeth
Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron, the wife of the priest Zechariah, righteous and childless until old age. God gave her a son, John the Baptist. When the pregnant Mary visited her, she was filled with the Holy Spirit and blessed Mary as the mother of her Lord.
Why it matters. Elizabeth is the first person in Luke to confess Jesus as Lord, and her son's leap in the womb is the first witness to Him.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
Connections
Elizabeth participates in Mary visits Elizabeth
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceElizabeth receives Mary, is filled with the Spirit, and calls her the mother of my Lord.
Evidence:Elizabeth participates in The birth of John the Baptist
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceElizabeth gives birth and insists the child be called John.
Evidence:
Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Children
- John the Baptist
Appears in Scripture
Named in 8 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.