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Nov 2, 2020 · Elizabeth, another barren woman in the Bible, was singled out by God for a special honor. When God caused her to conceive at an old age, her son grew up to become John the Baptist, the mighty prophet who heralded the coming of the Messiah. Elizabeth's story is much like Hannah's, her faith just as strong.
- Mary Magdalene: Unwavering Disciple of Jesus
Bible References: Mary Magdalene is mentioned in the Bible...
- Mothers in The Bible
Sarah was one of the most important women in the Bible. She...
- Did Jesus Have Siblings
The Greek Orthodox Church claims that Jesus’ brothers were...
- Rahab The Prostitute
Rahab the prostitute is an unlikely character to be honored...
- Deborah: Influential Female Judge
Jack Zavada is a writer who covers the Bible, theology, and...
- Rebekah
Abraham, father of the Jewish nation, did not want his son...
- Jochebed
20 Famous Women of the Bible. Gain a Christian Perspective...
- Sarah in The Bible
Sarah (originally named Sarai) was one of several women in...
- Mary Magdalene: Unwavering Disciple of Jesus
- Mary of Nazareth. Mary’s significant role in Scripture is widely known: Mary of Nazareth is the mother of Jesus. She gave birth to the savior of the world when she was just a teenager.
- Ruth the Moabite. Ruth the Moabite played a significant role in the coming of Jesus. After her husband died, she followed her mother-in-law Naomi to her homeland in Israel, where she met Boaz.
- Mary Magdalene. Mary Magdalene is often misunderstood. She was a faithful follower of Jesus. After Jesus healed her, she ventured alongside him in his ministry, meeting his needs and encouraging the disciples, eventually bearing witness to his crucifixion and burial.
- Rachel. Rachel waited earnestly, but patiently, to marry the love of her life: Jacob, who would later be named Israel. She was deceived by her father Laban and sister Leah who, after Jacob had worked seven years to acquire Rachel, was tricked into marrying Leah.
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- Sarah
- Hagar
- Rebekah
- Rachel
- Leah
- Tamar
- Miriam
- Rahab
- Deborah
She's there in the beginning. In the earliest chapters of Genesis, we read about God creating her to be a companion for man. Together, Adam and Eve get themselves kicked out of the Garden of Eden. Then they suffer through the loss of Abel, and the exile of Cain. Eve gave birth to Abel, Cain, Seth, and other sons and daughters (Genesis 5). And we're...
Along with her father-in-law, Terah, husband, Abraham, and nephew, Lot, Sarah moved far away from home. Twice. She was also one of several women who suffered from infertility in the Bible. After suggesting Abraham go to her handmaid, Hagar, Sarah turned pretty bitter about how things turned out. That is, until she was 90, when "God did for Sarah as...
She has the honor of being the mother to Abraham's first-born son, Ishmael. Reading her story in Genesis 16, 17 and 21 will break a reader's heart. Did she have a voice in her circumstances at all? After Abraham took her and their son out into the wilderness for good, could she hear the sound of wild animals there? What must it have been like for h...
When their son was old enough to take a wife, Abraham made his servant promise he wouldn't get a wife for Isaac from the Canaanite women. He wanted a young maiden from his own kin. So, the servant back home, and he returned with Rebekah, who had shown him great kindness. However, she also turned out to be a crafty one, a trait she likely learned fr...
For the fourteen-plus years Jacob was in Haran, he took on two wives who were sisters. In all, he would father twelve sons and one daughter, with the two wives and their servants. Life in the Jacob-Leah-Rachel household was a lot. Throw in a move back to Canaan, where Rachel died giving birth to Jacob's last son, Benjamin. She was buried there, sti...
The other half of the sister combo married to Jacob. Although she gave Jacob many sons and a daughter, the Bible makes it clear she wasn't loved by Jacob in the same way he loved Rachel. How that must have devastated her. You can trace Leah's emotional journey through the names she selected for her four sons. From Reuben (See, A Son), to Simeon (He...
There are a few chapters toward the end of Genesis that focus on Judah, who is Jacob's fourth son. One verse in the ancestry of Jesus, found in Matthew 1 shed light on this time in patriarchal history: "Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Aram" (Matthew 1:3). We're sometimes quick t...
Two images of Miriam show her to be a woman of leadership and strength. First, when her brother, Moses, was put in the Nile River, hidden away from those who would carry out the Pharaoh's edict to kill all Hebrew baby boys, Miriam stood nearby. When the baby in a basket was discovered by the Pharaoh's daughter, Miriam showed great bravery and wisdo...
Here we have another one of the women listed in the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew 1. The Israelites have made it out of Egypt, and through the wilderness, and are in the Promised Land. Specifically, Jericho. Without knowing the full context of the culture of the times, the second chapter of Joshua tells us Rahab was a prostitute. Rahab assists the ...
In the midst of the chaos we read about in the book of Judges, there are two heroic women who emerge victorious over their enemies. Deborah has credentials; prophetess, wife and judge (think chieftain, not court-of-law judge). She led Barak and thousands of Israelite warriors into battle against King Jabin, a Canaanite king. They were victorious (s...
- Mary, Mother of Jesus.
- Deborah. Appointed to be a judge over Israel, Deborah instructed a warrior named Barak to go into battle. When Barak refused to go without her, the book of Judges quotes Deborah’s reprimand.
- Miriam. The cousin of Moses, she led worship for the people of Israel. Because she spoke against the wife of Moses, however, she was struck with leprosy but was later healed.
- Rahab. Rahab was a prostitute in Jericho. When Joshua sent two spies into the city, she took them in and protected them from the king. The book of Joshua tells the request she makes of them.
Women in the Bible are wives, mothers and daughters, servants, slaves and prostitutes. As both victors and victims, some women in the Bible change the course of important events while others are powerless to affect even their destinies. The majority of women in the Bible are anonymous and unnamed. Individual portraits of various women in the ...
Dec 21, 2022 · 20 Amazing Women in the Bible to Learn From and Admire Times may have changed, but the examples of these female Bible heroes still shine. By Olivia Muenter and Corinne Sullivan Updated: Dec 21, 2022
Jun 21, 2023 · It’s about following Jesus—living a life of devotion to Him and extending His love to others (Matt. 22:37-39). In the new Lifeway Women Bible study, Devoted: 30 Days with Women of the Bible, we walk through Scripture and examine the stories of women included in God’s Word. None of the women were flawless.
