MARY, MOTHER OF JESUS (Μαρία, Μαριάμ from Heb. מָ֨רָה׃֙, bitter). I. Biblical information 1. Lineage. In Luke 1:36 Mary is called a kinswoman of Elizabeth, a daughter of Aaron (Luke 1:5). This may be thought to suggest that Mary also belonged to the tribe of Levi, as indicated in Text XII Pat (Simeon vii), but other indications argue strongly that she, like Joseph, was ...
