It is possible that Elizabeth and Anne, Mary's mother, were sisters but there is no way to verify this as no scripture or tradition speaks to it. Also, neither Hebrew nor Aramaic have a word for cousin so Elizabeth could have been any close blood relative of Mary.
All of the tribes of Israel were from the sons of one man, Jacob. So all the tribes are physically related.
It is believed that the mother of Mary, Saint Anne, was the sister of the mother of Elizabeth.
If you are referring to St. Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, she would have been from Israel, as was Our Lord and all his family.
Elizabeth Israel died in 2003.
Elizabeth Israel was born on January 27, 1875.
Elizabeth Israel was born on January 27, 1875.
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St. Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, is believed to have lived in Ein Karem, a village in the hills of Judah in modern-day Israel. This is where the Church of the Visitation, which commemorates the meeting between Mary and Elizabeth, is located.
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The name Elizabeth originates in Israel. It means "the promise of God."
Jesus Christ. God sent John the Baptist to baptize. God gave him the authority to baptize and he baptized Jesus. The "Baptist" denomination is the only denomination mentioned in The Bible. The Baptist church originated with Jesus Christ in the land of Israel.
St. John the Baptist according to Christianity. Malachi according to Judaism.
God chose John to baptize people in order to pave the way for Jesus the Messiah.Another answerMandate of Israel:Yeshua never chose the baptist movement, and neither did He found/chose any of the churches. The claim of the church is misleading. He already had a Congregation called Israel which His own Father founded at Mt. Horev. Yeshua was sent to redeem Israel and to rebuild the "The Congregation" that the leaders of Israel was failing to establish.