Eliphelet (Hastings' Dictionary)

One of David's sons (2 S 5'«, 1 Ch 14' (AV Eliphalet), 1 Ch 3''»=Elpelet of 1 Ch 14»). The doulile occurrence of the name in Chronicles, as if David had had two sons named E., is probably due to a scribal error. 2. One of David's mighty men (2 S 23"=Eliphal of 1 Ch 1 1"). 3. A descendant of Jonathan (1 Ch 8*). 4. One of the sons of Adoni- kam who returned from exile (Ezr 8"=Eliphalat of 1 EsS"). S. A son of Hashum who hail married a fondgn wife (Ezr lff»=Eliphalat of 1 Es 9").

ELISABETH {'EXurdper [WH ;E\fi.] ; Heb. pjy-^K 'God is an oath,' Ex 6'^). — Thewifeof Zacharias, and the mother of John the Baptist (Lk l"*-)- E- herself belonge<l to the priestly family of Aaron, and was a kinswoman {(rvyyeyls) of the Virgin Mary, though we do not know what the actual relationship was. She IB described, along with Zacharias, as 'righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.'

Upon her, however, had fallen what to a Jewish woman was the heaviest of misfortunes, the reproach of barren- ness. And not till she and her husl)and were 'well stricken in years' was the promise of a son given them. Five months later Elisabeth was visited in lier home in the hill-country of Judah by her kinswoman Mary, and the degree of illumi- nation which she had readied is proved by her addressing Mary as 'the mother of my Lora' (Lk 1*). See Zacharias. G. AIilliqan.