LIST OF STORIES OF WOMEN IN THE BIBLE

1 LIST OF STORIES OF WOMEN IN THE BIBLE This is a partial list of STORIES about WOMEN in the BIBLE in chronological order,and a partial list of WOMEN s characteristics, situations and life the best story for your listeners needs and life issues, considering also customs and traditions of the locality of your listeners, and time available to tell the story. WOMENIN THE BIBLE DESCRIPTIONTEXT SingleMarriedMother / GrandmotherWidowRemarriedProstituteBlend ed FamilyDysfunctional HomeChildless Many YearsRebellious ChildrenCrisisNatural DisastersRape / Abuse / VictimAbandoment/RejectionImpoverishedIm migrantGrief / LossAnger / BitternessImpatienceSelf-Centered; SelfishWise/Unwise Decisions Influence OthersLeadership RoleDivine PresenceForgivenessGodly WitnessSecond ChancePrayer1.

2 OLD TESTAMENT STORIES # Eve# Adam s wife# Created by God# Disobeyed God (sin)# Sons: Cain (murderer); Abel (godly example;victim); Seth (godly example) Genesis2:15-25;2:15-17;3:1-23;4:1-15xxxx xxxxxx# Noah s Wife# Noah s wife# Sons: Sham, Ham andJapheth# FloodGenesis 6:5-22;7 and 8xxxxx# Sarah# Abraham s wife# Famines; Abraham toldPharaoh and a king thatSarah was his sister# Insisted Hagar bareAbraham s child# Unkind to Hagar# Childless until ninetyyears old# Son: IsaacGenesis12:1,10-19;16; 17:5,15; 18:10-15; 20; 21:1-21;23:1-21xxxxxxxxxxxxxxList of STORIES of WOMEN in the BIBLE Doris DayPage 1 WOMENIN THE BIBLE DESCRIPTIONTEXT SingleMarriedMother / GrandmotherWidowRemarriedProstituteBlend ed FamilyDysfunctional HomeChildless Many YearsRebellious ChildrenCrisisNatural DisastersRape / Abuse / VictimAbandoment/RejectionImpoverishedIm migrantGrief / LossAnger / BitternessImpatienceSelf-Centered.

3 SelfishWise/Unwise Decisions Influence OthersLeadership RoleDivine PresenceForgivenessGodly WitnessSecond ChancePrayer# Hagar# Sarah s servant# Surrogate mother# Son: Ishmael# Sent away by AbrahamGenesis 16; 21:1-21xxxxxxxxxxxxxx# Lot s Wife# Lot s wife# Two daughters# Punished fordisobedience; turned intopillar of saltGenesis19:12-29xxxxxxxxxxx# Rebekah# Isaac s wife# Famine; Isaac told kingRebekah was his sister# Sons: Esau and Jacob # Favored Jacob# Deceived husbandGenesis 24;25:21-34;26:1-17;27xxxxxxxxxxxxxx# Rachel# Beloved wife of Jacob# Sons: Joseph andBenjamin; died giving birthto Benjamin# Her servant Bilhak wassurrogate mother - sons:Dan, NaphtaliGenesis 29:14-25;30;31:19,30-35;35:16-26xxxxxxxx xx# Leah# Jacob s other wife# Sons: Reuben, Simeon,Levi, Judah, Issachar,Zebulun; daughter Dinah# Her servant Zilpah wassurrogate mother - sons:Gad, AsherGenesis 29:14-25;30;31:19,30-35.

4 35:16-26xxxxxxxxList of STORIES of WOMEN in the BIBLE Doris DayPage 2 WOMENIN THE BIBLE DESCRIPTIONTEXT SingleMarriedMother / GrandmotherWidowRemarriedProstituteBlend ed FamilyDysfunctional HomeChildless Many YearsRebellious ChildrenCrisisNatural DisastersRape / Abuse / VictimAbandoment/RejectionImpoverishedIm migrantGrief / LossAnger / BitternessImpatienceSelf-Centered; SelfishWise/Unwise Decisions Influence OthersLeadership RoleDivine PresenceForgivenessGodly WitnessSecond ChancePrayer# Dinah# Jacob and Leah sdaughter# Raped by Shechem# Revenged by brothersGenesis 30:21;34:1-31xxxxxxxx# Potiphar sWife# Potiphar s wife# Tempted JosephGenesis 39:1-21xxxxxxxxx# Jochebed(Moses Mother)# Amram s wife# Daughter of Levi# Slave in Egypt# Sons: Moses and Aaron# Daughter: Miriam# Protected her babyExodus 1;2:1-10.

5 Numbers26:59xxxxxxxxxxx# Miriam# Daughter to Jochebedand Amram# Moses and Aaron s sister# Protected her babybrother Moses# Prophetess# Opposed Moses; Godpunished her with leprosy# Given another chance toserve GodExodus 2:1-10;15:20-21;Numbers12:1-15 xxxxxxxxxxxxx# Rahab# Prostitute in Jericho# Believed in God# Hid two of Joshua s spies# Salmon s wife# Son: Boaz# Great-great-grandmotherto King DavidJoshua 2:1-21;6:16-17,22-23;Ruth 4:20-21;Matthew 1:5xxxxxxxxxxxList of STORIES of WOMEN in the BIBLE Doris DayPage 3 WOMENIN THE BIBLE DESCRIPTIONTEXT SingleMarriedMother / GrandmotherWidowRemarriedProstituteBlend ed FamilyDysfunctional HomeChildless Many YearsRebellious ChildrenCrisisNatural DisastersRape / Abuse / VictimAbandoment/RejectionImpoverishedIm migrantGrief / LossAnger / BitternessImpatienceSelf-Centered.

6 SelfishWise/Unwise Decisions Influence OthersLeadership RoleDivine PresenceForgivenessGodly WitnessSecond ChancePrayer# Naomi# Elimelek s wife# Famine; went to Moab# Became a widow# Sons: Mahlon and Kilion;both died# Bitter; grieved# Returned to Bethlehemwith daughter-in-law Ruthwho took care of her# Grandson: ObedRuth 1;4:13-22xxxxxxxxxxxxx# Ruth# Naomi s daughter-in-law# Became a widow# Believed in God# Left with Naomi and wentto Bethlehem# Took care of Naomi# Married Boaz# Son: Obed# Great-grandmother toKing DavidBook of Ruthxxxxxxxxxxxx# Deborah# Lappidoth s wife# Prophetess# Fifth judge of Israel# Went with Barak to battleJudges 4 and 5xxxxxx# Jephthah sMother# Prostitute# Gave birth to Gilead sillegitimate son Jephthahwho became the ninthjudge of IsraelJudges 11.

7 Hebrews11:32-34xxxxxxxxxxList of STORIES of WOMEN in the BIBLE Doris DayPage 4 WOMENIN THE BIBLE DESCRIPTIONTEXT SingleMarriedMother / GrandmotherWidowRemarriedProstituteBlend ed FamilyDysfunctional HomeChildless Many YearsRebellious ChildrenCrisisNatural DisastersRape / Abuse / VictimAbandoment/RejectionImpoverishedIm migrantGrief / LossAnger / BitternessImpatienceSelf-Centered; SelfishWise/Unwise Decisions Influence OthersLeadership RoleDivine PresenceForgivenessGodly WitnessSecond ChancePrayer# Samson sMother# Manoah s wife# Godly parents# Son: Samson whobecame physically strong;disobedient to God sinstructions; judge of IsraelJudges 13;14:1-9;16:17-22xxxxxxxxxxx# delilah # Samson s lover# Deceived SamsonJudges 16:4-22xxxxxx# Hannah# Elkanah s wife# Ridiculed by Peninnah# Prayed for son;dedicated him to the Lord# Son: Samuel (prophet;last judge of Israel)I Samuel 1.

8 2:1-11,18-21,26xxxxxxxxxxx# Peninnah# Elkanah s other wife# Provoked HannahI Samuel 1:1-7xxxxx# Michal# Saul s daughter# David s wife# Protected David from herfather s pursuit# Mocked King David fordancing as the Ark enteredJerusalem; consequentlyshe was childless1 Samuel18:17-30;19:1-18;25:44;2 Samuel1:13-16;6:12-23xxxxxxxxx# Abigail# Wife to wicked Nabal# Became a widow# Peacemaker# Married David1 Samuel25:2-42xxxxxxxxxList of STORIES of WOMEN in the BIBLE Doris DayPage 5 WOMENIN THE BIBLE DESCRIPTIONTEXT SingleMarriedMother / GrandmotherWidowRemarriedProstituteBlend ed FamilyDysfunctional HomeChildless Many YearsRebellious ChildrenCrisisNatural DisastersRape / Abuse / VictimAbandoment/RejectionImpoverishedIm migrantGrief / LossAnger / BitternessImpatienceSelf-Centered.

9 SelfishWise/Unwise Decisions Influence OthersLeadership RoleDivine PresenceForgivenessGodly WitnessSecond ChancePrayer# Bathsheba# Uriah s wife # Pregnant by King David# Became a widow# Married King David# Death of their first child# Son: Solomon givenwisdom by God andbecame king of Israel2 Samuel 11;12:13-24;1 Kings1:11-31(or entirechapter 1)xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx# Tamar# David s daughter# Raped by half brotherAmnon# Disgraced# Lived with brotherAbsalom2 Samuel13:1-33xxxxxxx# Jezebel# King Ahab s wife# Persecuted prophets ofGod# Arrogant; vengeful andvery angry1 Kings16:29-33; 18:4,13;19:1-2; 21:1-24;2 Kings9:22,30-37xxxxxxx# Widow atZarephath# Widow at Zarephath# Prepared food for Elijah# Son s life restored byElijah1 Kings 17:7-24xxxxxxxxxx# Widow of aProphet# Prophet s widow# Two sons# Impoverished.

10 Large debt# Advice from Elisha # Oil multiplies to pay debt2 Kings 4:1-7xxxxxxxxxList of STORIES of WOMEN in the BIBLE Doris DayPage 6 WOMENIN THE BIBLE DESCRIPTIONTEXT Si