Elizabeth (Elisabeth in the King James Version) was a righteous woman, childless into old age, married to the priest Zacharias. God gave them a son in their old age — John the Baptist — and when the pregnant Mary visited, the babe leaped in Elizabeth's womb, and she was filled with the Holy Ghost, greeting Mary as the mother of my Lord.
Her name means God is my oath. She is a picture of patient faith rewarded and of joyful welcome for the coming of Christ.
Elizabeth is a royal, timeless classic — endlessly versatile, with the nicknames Eliza, Beth, Liz, Libby, and Betsy.
Variants & nicknames
Eliza, Beth, Liz, Libby, Elisabeth, Betsy
Elizabeth in the Bible
And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: