Elisheba
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Elisheba (Template:IPAc-en; (original) Template:Langx) was the wife of Aaron, the older brother of Moses and the first High Priest of Israel. She was mentioned once in Exodus 6:23 in the Torah and the Old Testament.[1][2]
In the Torah
In the book of Exodus, she was said to be a daughter of Amminadab from the Tribe of Judah and a sister of Nahshon.[4] The Hebrew name Elisheva is composed of two parts: "Eli", from Elohim (Hebrew: <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />אֱלֹהִים), one of the Hebrew words for God, and "sheva", which roughly translates to "oath".[5][6] Thus, the name Elisheva translated into English means "God is my oath"[7] or "my God is an oath".Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The Torah mentions that Elisheba and Aaron had four sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.[4] As per halakha, in order for a Jewish person to be legitimately recognized as one of the Kohanim (Template:Langx) and a member of the priestly lineage/bloodline, they must be a Levite of direct patrilineal descent from Eleazar and Ithamar, the two youngest sons of Aaron and Elisheba (i.e. be descendants of Aaron on both sides of the family).[8][9][10]
In the Christian Bible
In the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament, a woman named Elisabet (Template:Langx) is said to have been a descendant of Aaron and the wife of Zechariah, who was also a Jewish priest.[11] Elisabet was a relative of Jesus' mother, Mary,[12] and was the mother of John the Baptist with Zechariah.[13]
Derivations
In English
Elizabeth is the common English-language variant of Elisabet, which is derived from Elisheva.[14][15]
In Spanish/Portuguese
Isabel is the Spanish and Portuguese version of the name Elisheva or Elizabeth in English.[16]
In Italian
Elisabetta is the Italian version of Elizabeth,[17] while Isabella is the Italian version of Elisheva.[18][19]
In the Muslim world
Alishba is a modern name that is believed to have been derived from an Arabic-language translation of Elisheva.[20] It is prevalent among Muslims in the Indian subcontinent.[21]
References
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