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Saint Elisabeth redirects here. For other saints of this name see Elizabeth.Elizabeth also spelled Elisabeth (Greek Ἐλισάβετ) or Elisheba (from the Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע / אֱלִישָׁבַע My God has sworn; Standard Hebrew Elišévaʿ Elišávaʿ Tiberian Hebrew ʾĔlîšéḇaʿ ʾĔlîšāḇaʿ; Arabic أليصاباتAlyassabat) was the mother of John the Baptist and the wife of Zacharias/Zachary according to the Gospel of Luke.
