Elizabeth. Not only would they become parents after decades of infertility and despair and disbelief, but they would parent the last of the Old Testament prophets and a forerunner of the Messiah. The delight in Elizabeth’s life was evident when she hosted her younger cousin Mary after Mary’s own visit with the angel Gabriel. When she heard Mary’s news—that in her womb would be the Son of God, conceived by the Holy Spirit—Elizabeth gushed with worship toward God. “Why am I so favored, that the mother of my