Elizabeth (biblical figure) Elizabeth (biblical figure) Elizabeth, also spelled Elisabeth (Greek Ἐλισάβετ) or "Elisheba" (from the Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע / אֱלִישָׁבַע "My God has sworn"; Standard Hebrew Elišévaʿ Elišávaʿ, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĔlîšéḇaʿ ʾĔlîšāḇaʿ; Arabic أليصابات, "Alyassabat"), was the mother of John the Baptist and the wife of Zechariah, according to the Gospel of Luke. According to the Gospel of Luke, Elizabeth was "of the daughters of Aaron" (). She and her husband Zachariah were "righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless" (), but childless. While he was in the temple of the Lord (), Zacharias was visited
The Gospel According to St. Matthew (film) was ranked number 10 (in 2010) and number 7 (in 2011) in the "Arts and Faith" website's Top 100 Films, also is in the Vatican's list of 45 great films and Roger Ebert's Great Movies list. The film currently has an approval rating of 94% on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with 32 "fresh" and 2 "rotten" reviews. At the 25th Venice International Film Festival, "The Gospel According to Matthew" was screened in competition for the Golden Lion, and won the OCIC Award and the Special Jury Prize. At the film's premiere, a crowd gathered to boo Pasolini but cheered