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Monday, April 18, 2016

Women in Bible

Abigail – The mother of Amasa, Sister of David. I Chronicles


Abigail – The wife of the wicked Nabal, who became a wife of David after Nabal's death. I Samuel


Abihail 1 – Mother of Zuriel, chief of the house of Merari. Numbers


Abihail 2 – Wife of Abishur and mother of Ahban and Molid. I Chronicles


Abishag – Concubine of aged King David. I Kings


Abital – One of King David's wives II Samuel; I Chronicles


Achsah or Acsah – Daughter of Caleb. When Caleb promised her to Othniel in marriage, she requested that he increased her dowry to include not only land, but springs of water as well. Joshua, Judges, I Chronicles


Adah – Adah 1: Wife of Lamech, Genesis


Adah – Adah 2 – Daughter of Elon, the Hittite and one of the wives of Esau. Possibly original name of Bashemath. Genesis


Ahinoam 1 – Wife of King Saul, mother of Michal wife of King David I Samuel


Ahinoam 2 – One of King David's wives, mother of Amnon. I Samuel; II Samuel; I Chronicles


Ahlai 1 – Daughter of Sheshan. I Chronicles


Ahlai 2 – Mother of Zabad in David's guardI Chronicles


Aholibamah or Oholibamah – Daughter of Anah and one of Esau's wives. Also called Judith. Genesis


Anna – An aged Jewish prophetess who prophesied about Jesus at the Temple of Jerusalem. Luke


Asenath – Egyptian wife of Joseph Genesis


Atarah – 2nd wife of Jerahmeel. I Chronicles


Athaliah – Queen of Judah during the reign of King Jehoram, and later became sole ruler of Judah for five years. II Kings, II Chronicles


Azubah 1 – Caleb's wife. I Chronicles


Azubah 2 – Wife of King Asa, 3rd king of Judah, and mother of Jehoshaphat. I Kings, II Chronicles




Baara – A Moabitess, wife of Shaharaim. I Chronicles


Basemeth 1 – Daughter of Elon, the Hittite, One of the wives of Esau. Genesis


Basemeth 2 – Daughter of Ishmael and 3rd wife of Esau. Genesis


Basemeth 3 – Daughter of Solomon, wife of Ahimaaz. I Kings


Bathsheba – Wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David, king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah. She was the mother of Solomon, who succeeded David as king. II Samuel, I Kings, I Chronicles


Bilhah – Rachel's handmaid and a concubine of Jacob who bears him two sons, Dan and Naphtali. Genesis


Bithiah – daughter of Pharaoh, Wife of Mered, a descendant of Judah. I Chronicles




Candace – Ethiopian queen; a eunuch under her authority and in charge of her treasury was witnessed to by Philip, led to God and baptized. Acts


Cozbi – A Midianite princess who was killed by Phinehas grandson of Aaron because her evil influence was seen as the source of a plague among the Israelites. Numbers




Damaris. Acts


Deborah – Nursemaid to Rebekah and later to Jacob and Esau. Genesis


Deborah – Deborah 2 Prophetess and the fourth, and the only female, Judge of pre–monarchic Israel in the Old Testament. Judges


Delilah – The woman in the valley of Sorek whom Samson loved. Judges


Dinah – Daughter of Jacob, one of the patriarchs of the Israelites and Leah, his first wife. Genesis


Dorcas, also known as Tabitha. Acts




Eglah – One of King David's wives. II Samuel, I Chronicles


Elisabeth – Mother of John the Baptist and the wife of Zacharias. Luke


Elisheba – Wife of Aaron. Exodus


Ephah – one of the concubines of Caleb prince of Judah I Chronicles


Ephrath – Second wife of Caleb the spy I Chronicles


Esther also known as Hadassah – Queen of the Persian Empire in the Hebrew Bible, the queen of Ahasuerus. Esther


Eunice – Timothy


Euodia - Christian of the church in Philippi 


Eve – First woman, wife of Adam. Genesis




Gomer – Wife of Hoseah and a prostitute. Hosea




Hagar – Egyptian handmaiden of Sarah, wife of Abraham. Hagar became the mother of one of Abraham's sons, Ishmael. Genesis


Haggith – Wife of King David, mother of Adoniyah II Samuel, I Kings, I Chronicles


Hammolekheth – possibly rules over portion of Gilead. I Chronicles


Hamutal – Wife of Josiah and mother of ungodly sons Jehoahaz and Mattaniah. II Kings, Jeremiah


Hannah – A prophetess and citizen of Jerusalem. Mother of Samuel. I Samuel


Hazelelponi or Hazzelelponi – daughter of Etam, tribe of Judah I Chronicles


Helah – I Chronicles


Hephzibab – Wife of King Hezekiah and mother of Manasseh who undid his father's good works. II Kings


Hodesh – one of the wives of Shaharaim I Chronicles


Hodiah's wife – I Chronicles


Hogla or Hoglah – One of the five daughters of Zelophehad who fought and won the right to inherit their deceased father's property. Numbers, Joshua


Huldah – Prophet II Kings, II Chronicles


Hushim – One of the wives of Shaharaim I Chronicles




Iscah – Daughter of Abraham's younger brother Haran Genesis




Jael – Heroine who killed Sisera to deliver Israel from the troops of king Jabin. She was the wife of Heber the Kenite. Judges


Jecholiah or Jecoliah – Wife of Amaziah King of Judah and mother of Uzziah. II Kings, II Chronicles


Jedidah – Wife of wicked king Manessah and mother of Josiah. II Kings


Jehoaddan or Jehoaddin – II Kings, II Chronicles


Jehosheba or Jehoshebeath/Josaba - Daughter of Jehoram and wife of Jehoiada. She saved her nephew Jehoash from massacre. II Kings


Jemima – One of Job's daughters. Job


Jerioth – Wife of Caleb son of Hezron I Chronicles


Jerusha – Daughter of Zadok, a priest, wife of King Uzziah and mother of Jotham. II Kings, I Chronicles, II Chronicles


Jezebel – Queen of ancient Israel. I Kings, II Kings


Joanna - One of the women who went to prepare Jesus' body for burial. Luke


Jochebed – Mother of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. Exodus, Numbers


Judith – Hittite wife of Esau. Genesis


Julia - Minor character in the new testament Romans 


Junia or Junias - Called outstanding among the apostles by Paul. 




Keren–Happuch – One of Job's daughters. Job


Keturah – Wife of Abraham after Sarah's death. Genesis, I Chronicles


Keziah – Second daughter of Job. Job




Leah – First wife of Jacob who was given to him in place of Rachel whom he loved. Genesis, Ruth


Lois, grandmother of Saint Timothy. II Timothy


Lo–Ruhamah – Daughter of Hosea and Gomer. Hosea


Lydia – one of the first to convert to Christianity. Acts




Maacah - 2nd wife of King Rehoboam. Mother of Abijah, Attai, Ziza and Shelomith. Rehoboam loved Maacah more than any other of his wives or concubines. II Chronicles


Maacah 2 - Sister of Makir, father of Gilead. Mentioned one verse later is Makir's wife, also named Maacah. Difficult to determine whether they are the same person or not. I Chronicles


Mahalath – daughter of Ishmael and 3rd wife of Esau. Genesis


Mahalath – granddaughter of David and the first wife of King Rehoboam. II Chronicles


Mahlah – one of the daughters of Zelophehad Numbers, Joshua


Mahlah – I Chronicles


Martha - Luke, John


Mary – Mother of Jesus. Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Galatians


Mary the mother of James and Joses or Joseph. Matthew


Mary the sister of Martha. Luke, John


Mary the wife of Cleophas. John


Mary who was greeted by Paul. Romans


Mary Magdalene – Disciple of Jesus Matthew, Mark, Luke, John


Matred – Genesis, I Chronicles


Medium of En Dor - 1 Samuel 28


Mehetabel – daughter of Matred. Genesis; I Chronicles


Merab – King Saul's oldest daughter. I Samuel


Me-Zahab - Mother of Matred, grandmother of Mehetabel.Genesis, I Chronicles 


Michal – daughter of Saul and wife of David. I Samuel, II Samuel, I Chronicles


Milcah - wife of Nahor and daughter of Haran. Genesis


Milcah - one of the daughters of Zelophehad. Numbers, Joshua


Miriam – Moses' sister. Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, I Chronicles


Miriam - woman of Judah. I Chronicles




Naamah – Sister of Tubal-cain. Genesis


Naamah - Mother of King Rehoboam. II Chronicles


Naarah - wife of Asher, tribe of Judah. I Chronicles


Naomi – mother–in–law to Ruth. Ruth


Noah - daughter of Zelophehad. Numbers




Orpah - Sister-in-law to Ruth. Ruth




Peninnah - Wife of Elkanah. I Samuel


Phoebe – Romans


Priscilla – wife of Aquila, and missionary partner to Paul. Acts, Romans, I Corinthians, II Timothy


Puah - one of two midwives who saved the Hebrew boys. Exodus




Queen Vashti - wife of King Ahasuerus. Esther




Rachel – Second wife of Jacob, and sister of Leah. Genesis, I Samuel, Jeremiah, Matthew


Rahab - of Jericho. Joshua, Matthew, Hebrews, James


Rebekah - wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. Genesis, Romans


Reumah - the concubine of Abraham's brother Nahor. Genesis


Rhoda - Acts


Rizpah - daughter of Aiah and one of the concubines of King Saul. II Samuel


Ruth - Boaz and Ruth get married and have a son named Obed. Obed is the descendant of Perez the son of Judah, and the grandfather of king David. Ruth, Matthew




Salome - Daughter of Herodias. Name in Hebrew reads שלומית Shlomit and is derived from Shalom שלום, meaning peace. Matthew, Mark


Sapphira - Acts


Sarah - the wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac . Her name was originally Sarai. According to Genesis 17:15 God changed her name to Sarah as part of a covenant with Yahweh after Hagar bore Abraham a son Ishmael. Genesis, Isaiah, Romans, Galatians, Hebrews, I Peter


Sheerah - Founded three towns. Descendant of Ephraim. I Chronicles


Shelomit - mother of blasphemer. Leviticus


Shelomit - daughter of Zerubbabel, sister of Meshullam and Hananiah. I Chronicles


Shiphrah - one of two midwives who saved the Hebrew boys. Exodus


Susanna - Luke


Syntyche - Christian of the church in Philippi mentioned with Euodia 




Tamar 1: The daughter-in-law of Judah, as well as the mother of two of his children, the twins Zerah and Perez. Genesis


Tamar 2: The daughter of King David, and sister of Absalom. Her mother was Maacah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur. II Samuel


Tamar 3: daughter of David's son Absalom. II Samuel 14:27


Timnah or Timna - concubine of Eliphaz and mother of Amalek. Genesis


Tirzah – one of the daughters of Zelophehad. Numbers, Joshua


Tabitha Acts 9:36 From Joppa, Tabitha was always doing good and helping the poor. AKA 'Dorcas'




Zeresh - wife of Haman. Esther


Zeruiah - daughter or stepdaughter of Jesse of the Tribe of Judah, was an older sister of King David. Zeruiah had three sons, Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, all of whom were soldiers in David's army. II Samuel, I Chronicles


Zillah, a wife of Lamech and the mother of Tubalcain and Naamah. Genesis


Zilpah - Leah's handmaid who becomes a wife of Jacob and bears him two sons Gad and Asher. Genesis


Zipporah – Wife of Moses, daughter of Jethro. Exodus

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