Elizabeth (biblical figure) a descendant of the prophet and priest Aaron. Zachariah and his wife were both devout and steadfast in their duties. They were, however, both very old and they had no son. Therefore, Zachariah would frequently pray to God for a son. This was not only out of the desire to have a son but also because the great Jesus Christ wanted someone to carry on the services of the Temple of prayer and to continue the preaching of the Lord's message before his death. God cured Elizabeth's barrenness and granted Zachariah a son, Yahya (John the Baptist), who became a
Gospel of the Twelve relationship has been postulated between this otherwise unknown gospel and the Gospel of the Ebionites. Gospel of the Twelve The Gospel of the Twelve (), possibly also referred to as the "Gospel of the Apostles", is a lost gospel mentioned by Origen in Homilies in Luke as part of a list of heretical works. Schneemelcher's standard edition of the "New Testament Apocrypha" states that Jerome incorrectly identified the "Gospel of the Twelve", which he referred to as the "Gospel according to the Apostles", with the Gospel of the Hebrews ("Dial. adv. Pelag. III 2"), whereas Origen clearly distinguished between them