Elisheba

Elisheba, also spelled Elisheva (/əˈlɪʃɪbə/; אֱלִישֶׁבַע ’Ělîšeḇa‘), was the wife of Aaron, the elder brother of Moses and the ancestor of the Jewish high priests, according to the Hebrew Bible.[1]

She was said to be a daughter of Amminadab, and a sister of Nahshon, from the Tribe of Judah (Exodus 6:23).[2] However in the Modern day the name is pronounced as Ellie- shev- aaa The Hebrew name is composed of two parts. In Hebrew, "El" signifies "God"[3] and "Sheba" means "abundance",[4] so the name Eli-sheba can be translated as "God is abundance".

The Hebrew Bible records that Elisheba and Aaron had four sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar (Exodus 6:23). Levitical priests or kohanim are traditionally believed and halakhically required to be of direct patrilineal descent from Aaron and Elisheba's two youngest sons, Eleazar and Ithamar.

In the New Testament, in first chapter of the Gospel according to Luke, a woman named Elisabet (Greek: Ἐλισάβετ[5]) is said to be a descendant of Aaron and the wife of Zechariah, who was also a priest. She was a relative of Mary, mother of Jesus and gave birth to John the Baptist.[6] Elizabeth is the common modern English variant of Elisabet, derived from Elisheba.[7] A notable example is Queen Elizabeth II.

Alishba is a modern South Asian name that derives from Elisheba.[7] An example is the Pakistani actress Alishba Yousuf.