ISB ~ Luke 1 v41

leaped in her womb:Elizabeth’s experience parallels that of Rebekah in Gen 25.

• Both Luke and the Greek OT use the same verb (Gk. skirtao) to describe children leaping or stirring in the womb. As Rebekah’s experience signaled the preeminence of Jacob over his older brother Esau (Gen 25:2223), so the similar experience of Elizabeth was a sign that Jesus would be greater than his older cousin John (3:16; Jn 3:2730).