Luke 1:56 (WEB)
Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house.
As quoted in the map (KJV)
Luke 1:56 (KJV)
And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
Key words
- μῆνας τρεῖςmēnas treis · Greek
- 'three months' — the length of time the ark stayed in the house of Obed-edom (treis mēnas, 2 Samuel 6:11 LXX).
Why it matters
Mary stays with Elizabeth about three months and then returns home. Pitre's fourth Visitation parallel: the ark remained three months in a house in Judah and blessed the household. The detail seems incidental until it is set beside 2 Samuel 6, where it completes Luke's portrait of Mary as the ark of the new covenant.