WOMEN OF THE BIBLE

188 names

The Bible is an historic record of real people and places. Learn who's who, their relationships, and the meaning of their names.

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• About the first woman
• Women with admirable character, include: Noah's wife, Mary (mother of Jesus), Esther, Abigail (wife of Nabal and King David), Abishag, Anna, Deborah, Dorcas, Elisabeth, Eunice, Euodias, Hannah, Joanna, Lois, Lydia of Thyatira, Mary, Milcah, and Phebe
• Prophetess
• Does the Bible really support gender-inclusive language?

A Abigail Abihail Abijah Abishag Abital Achsah Ada Adah Ahinoam Ahlai Aholah Aholiamah Aholibah Aholibamah Anammelech Anna Apphia Asenath Asherah Ashtoreth Atarah Athaliah Azubah B Bashemath Bath-sheba Bathshua Bernice Bilhah Bithiah C Candace Chloe Claudia Concubine Cozbi Cushite D Damaris Daughter Deaconess Deborah Delilah Diana Diblaim Dinah Dorcas Drusilla E Eglah Elect lady Elisabeth Elisheba Elizabeth Ephah Ephratah Ephrath Esther Esther (Book of) Ethiopian woman Eunice Euodia Euodias Eve F There were no “F” names.

G Gomer H Hadassah Hagar Haggith Hammoleketh Hamutal Handmaid Hannah Harlot Hazelelponi Hazzelelponi Heifer Helah Hephzibah Herodias Hodesh Hoglah Huldah I Iscah Ishtar J Jael Jecoliah Jedidah Jehoaddan Jehosheba Jemima Jerioth Jerusha Jewess Jezebel Joanna Jochebed Judith Julia Junia(s) K Keren-happuch Keturah Kezia L Lapidoth Leah Lois Lo-ruhamah Lydia M Maachah Magdalene Mahalath Mahlah Mara Martha Mary Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ Mehetabel Merab Meshullemeth Michaiah Michal Midwife Milcah Miriam Mrs. Noah

N Naamah Naarah Nagge Naomi Nehushta Noadiah Noah (female) Noah's wife Nymphas O Oholibamah Orpah P Peninnah Persis Pharaoh's daughters Phebe Priscilla Prophetess Prostitute Puah Q Queen Queen of Heaven R Rachab Rachel Rahab Rebecca Rebekah Reumah Rhoda Rizpah Ruhamah Ruth Ruth's book S Salome Sapphira Sara Sarah Sarai Serah Sheerah Shelomith Shelomoth Sherah Shimeath Shimrith Shiphrah Shomer Shua Shulamite woman Spouse Succoth-benoth Susanna Syntyche Syrophenician T Tabitha Tahpenes Tamar Taphath Timna Tirza Tirzah Tryphena and Tryphosa

Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Esther Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Ezekiel Daniel Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi Matthew Mark Luke John Acts Romans 1 Corinthians 2 Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians 1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 1 Timothy 2 Timothy Titus Philemon Hebrews James 1 Peter 2 Peter 1 John 2 John 3 John Jude Revelation Study Tools & Versions U There were no “U” names. V Vashti W Whore Widows Wife Witch Woman X There were no “X” names. Y There were no “Y” names. Z Zebudah Zeresh Zeruah Zeruiah Zibiah Zillah Zilpah Zipporah