Elisheba
Elisheba (; (original) ) 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.
Key facts
- Person.name
- Elisheba
- Person.image
- Aaron and Nadab Taking Leave of Elisheba (?), with the Israelites Camped before Mount Sinai and Moses Ascending the Mountain. MET DP801461.jpg
- Person.caption
- Aaron and Nadab take leave of Elisheba (pictured from left to right), camped before Mount Sinai, while Moses ascends.
- Person.native_name
- אֱלִישֶׁבַע
- Person.birth_place
- (possibly) Goshen, Lower Egypt, Ancient Egypt
- Person.death_place
- Unknown
- Person.resting_place
- Tiberias, Israel
- Person.other_names
- Elisheva (original form)
- Person.known_for
- Being the wife of Aaron, and the matriarch of the first Kohanim of Israel; she is also remembered as one of the prominent women among women in the Bible.
- Person.spouse
- Aaron
- Person.father
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Elisheba (; (original) ) 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.
thumb|310x400px | right |Tomb of the Matriarchs in [[Tiberias, Israel. According to tradition, Elisheba rests here. ]]