What is Elizabeth (biblical figure)?
[[File:Champaigne visitation.jpg|thumb|Elizabeth (left) visited by Mary]] '''Elizabeth''' (also spelled '''Elisabeth''') was the mother of [[John the Baptist]]. She was the wife of [[Zechariah]]. The angel [[Gabriel]] said to Zechariah that Elizabeth would have a son. Zechariah did not believe that his wife could have a son, because she was old. The angel made him [[muteness|mute]] (unable to speak). Elizabeth then became pregnant. {{religion-stub}} [[Category:New Testament people]]