[3][8][9] In order to be legitimately recognized as hereditary priests (Kohanim; Hebrew: כֹּהֲנִים), Jews are required by halakha to be Levites of direct patrilineal descent from Eleazar and Ithamar, the two youngest sons of Aaron and Elisheva.
[10][11][12] In the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament, a woman named Elisabet (Greek: Ἐλισάβετ)[13] is said to have been a descendant of Aaron and the wife of Zechariah, who was also a Jewish priest.
[16] Elizabeth is the common English-language variant of Elisabet, which is derived from Elisheva.
[17][18] Isabel is the Spanish and Portuguese version of the name Elisheva or Elizabeth in English.
[21][22] Alishba is a modern name that is believed to have been derived from an Arabic-language translation of Elisheva.