Women

Herodias

The manipulative royal who orchestrated the execution of John the Baptist

Herodias was a princess of the Herodian dynasty whose controversial marriage and role in the execution of John the Baptist made her a symbols of royal corruption and moral defiance.

Bernice

Agrippa II’s sister and companion during Paul’s trial and the mistress of Emperor Titus

Bernice was a powerful 1st-century Herodian princess who appeared alongside her brother, King Herod Agrippa II, during the trial of the Apostle Paul in Caesarea.

Drusilla

Jewish princess present at the trial of Paul the Apostle in Caesarea

A Jewish princess of the Herodian dynasty and wife of Governor Antonius Felix, known for her encounter with the Apostle Paul in Caesarea.

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Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs

a_wife_of_Ezekiel

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

a_wife_of_Hezron

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

a_wife_of_Jerahmeel

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy

a_wife_of_Josiah

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

a_wife_of_Lot

Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs

a_wife_of_Peter

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

a_wife_of_Simeon

Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs

a_wife_of_Solomon

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy

Abi

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Abiah

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Abigail

David's wife living at the time of United Monarchy

Abigail

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy

Abihail

Woman of living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Abihail

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Abishag

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy

Abital

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy

Achsah

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Achsah

Woman living before Israel's Monarchy

Adah

Woman living at the time before the Flood

Adah

Woman living at the time before the Flood

Ahinoam

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy

Ahinoam

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy

Ahlai

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Anna

Prophetess who recognized the infant Jesus as the Redeemer in the Temple

An elderly prophetess of the tribe of Asher who testified to the infant Jesus' identity as the Redeemer in the Temple at Jerusalem.

Apphia

Christian woman at Colossae addressed by Paul as 'our sister' in the Letter to Philemon

A prominent female leader in the early Colossian church and a core recipient of Paul’s letter to Philemon, likely the wife of Philemon.

Aramitess

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Asenath

Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs

Atarah

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy

Athaliah

Queen living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Azubah

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Azubah

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Baara

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Basemath

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy

Bath-shua

Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs

Bathsheba

David's wife living at the time of United Monarchy

Belshazzar's Queen

The queen who remembered Daniel when the writing appeared on Belshazzar's wall

Bilhah

Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs

Bithiah

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Canaanite_woman

Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs

Chloe

Christian woman whose household reported the divisions in the Corinthian church to the Apostle Paul

A prominent Christian woman in the 1st century AD whose household reported the internal divisions of the Corinthian church to the Apostle Paul.

Claudia

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Cozbi

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Damaris

Female convert who believed in Jesus after Paul's speech at the Areopagus in Athens

Damaris was an Athenian woman who converted to Christianity following the Apostle Paul’s famous sermon at the Areopagus in Athens.

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Woman living at the time of the New Testament

daughter_of_Machir

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness - unnamed daughter of Machir

daughter_of_Meshullam

Woman living at the time of Exile and Return - unnamed daughter of Meshullam

daughter_of_Pharaoh

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness - unnamed daughter of Pharaoh

daughter_of_Pharaoh

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy - unnamed daughter of Pharaoh

daughter_of_Putiel

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness - unnamed daughter of Putiel

daughter_of_Sanballat

Woman living at the time of Exile and Return - unnamed daughter of Sanballat

daughter_of_Shecaniah

Woman living at the time of Exile and Return - unnamed daughter of Shecaniah

daughter1_of_Lot

Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs - unnamed older daughter of Lot

daughter2_of_Lot

Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs - unnamed younger daughter of Lot

Deborah

Prophetess living at the time of the Patriarchs

Deborah

Judge living before Israel's Monarchy

Delilah

Woman living before Israel's Monarchy

Dinah

Jacob's daughter living at the time of the Patriarchs

Eglah

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy

Elisheba

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Elizabeth

Prophetess and mother of John the Baptist who recognized the unborn Christ

The mother of John the Baptist, a daughter of Aaron, and a prophetess who recognized the lordship of the unborn Christ.

Ephah

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Ephrathah

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Esther

Jewish queen of Persia who saved her people from Haman's genocidal plot

The Jewish orphan who became Queen of Persia and risked her life to intercede with King Xerxes to save her people from total annihilation.

Eunice

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Euodia

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Eve

The first woman who ate the forbidden fruit

Eve is the first woman mentioned in the Bible, considered the mother of all living and the wife of Adam in the Genesis creation narrative.

Gibea

Woman or town of the time of Divided Monarchy

Gomer

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Hagar

Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs

Haggith

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy

Hammolecheth

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Hamutal

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Hannah

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy

Hazzelelponi

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Helah

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Hephzibah

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Hodesh

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Hodiah

Woman (?) living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Hoglah

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Huldah

Prophetess living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Hushim

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Iscah

Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs

Jael

Woman living before Israel's Monarchy

Jahdai

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Jecoliah

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Jedidah

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Jehoaddan

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Jehosheba

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Jehudijah

Woman descended from Judah@Gen.29.35-Rev

Jemimah

Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs

Jephthah's Daughter

Jephthah's only child, who met her father with tambourines and was bound by his rash vow

Jerioth

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Jerusalem_wives

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy

Jerusha

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Jezebel

Queen of Israel who persecuted the prophets and promoted Baal worship

The Phoenician queen of Israel and wife of Ahab who systematically persecuted Yahweh's prophets and promoted the state worship of Baal.

Joanna

A wealthy follower of Jesus healed and known for funding His ministry and witnessing the Resurrection

Joanna was a wealthy woman healed by Jesus who became a prominent disciple and a key witness to the Resurrection.

Job's Wife

The wife of Job who in the depth of loss said 'Curse God and die,' and heard his gentle answer

Jochebed

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Judith

Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs

Julia

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Junia

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Keren-happuch

Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs

Keturah

Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs

Keziah

Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs

Lappidoth

Woman living before Israel's Monarchy

Leah

Matriarch who mothered six of the twelve tribes of Israel including the priestly and royal lines

The elder daughter of Laban and the first wife of Jacob, Leah was the biological mother of six of the twelve tribes of Israel and the matriarch of the priestly and royal lines.

The Levite's Concubine

Woman whose abuse and death in Gibeah led to a civil war among the tribes of Israel

A woman from Bethlehem whose tragic mistreatment and death in Gibeah sparked a catastrophic civil war between the tribes of Israel.

Lo-ruhamah

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Lois

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Lot's Daughters

The two daughters of Lot who escaped Sodom and became mothers of Moab and Ben-ammi

Lot's Wife

The woman who looked back at Sodom and became a pillar of salt, remembered by Jesus himself

Lydia

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Maacah

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Maacah

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Maacah

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy

Maacah

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy

Maacah

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy

Machbenah

Woman or town of at the time of Divided Monarchy

Mahalath

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Mahalath

Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs

Mahlah

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Mahlah

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Martha

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Mary

Barnabus' relative living at the time of the New Testament

Mary

Lazarus' sister living at the time of the New Testament

Mary

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Mary

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Mary Magdalene

Primary witness to the Resurrection of Jesus

A faithful disciple of Jesus from whom seven demons were cast out, later becoming the first witness to the Resurrection.

Mary, Mother of Jesus

Mother of Jesus who conceived by the Holy Spirit

A woman of the tribe of Levi who, while a virgin, was chosen to be the mother of Jesus, the Messiah, through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Matred

Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs

The Medium of Endor

Medium who summoned the spirit of Samuel for King Saul

A woman living in Endor who was consulted by King Saul to summon the spirit of the deceased prophet Samuel during a crisis of the United Monarchy.

Mehetabel

Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs

Merab

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy

Meshullemeth

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Michal

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy

Milcah

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Milcah

Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs

Miriam

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Miriam

Moses' sister living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

motherInLaw_of_Peter

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Naamah

Woman living at the time before the Flood

Naamah

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy

Naarah

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Nahash

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy

Naomi

Matriarch who guided Ruth and became the grandmother of Jesse

The wife of Elimelech and mother-in-law of Ruth, Naomi returned to Bethlehem after a decade in Moab, eventually securing her family's lineage through the kinsman-redeemer Boaz.

Nehushta

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Noadiah

Woman living at the time of Exile and Return

Noah

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Nympha

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Oholah

Woman living at the time of Exile and Return

Oholibah

Woman living at the time of Exile and Return

Oholibamah

Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs

Orpah

Woman living before Israel's Monarchy

Peninnah

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy

Persis

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

The Persistent Widow

The widow of Jesus' parable who wore down the unjust judge and teaches persistence in prayer (a character within one of Jesus' parables)

Pharaoh's Daughter Who Rescued Moses

The Egyptian princess who drew the infant Moses from the Nile and raised him as her son

Pharaoh's Daughter, Wife of Solomon

The Egyptian princess Solomon married, distinct from the princess who rescued Moses centuries earlier

Phoebe

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Potiphar's Wife

The wife of Potiphar whose false accusation sent Joseph to prison

Priscilla

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

The Prophetess, Wife of Isaiah

The wife of Isaiah, called 'the prophetess,' mother of Maher-shalal-hash-baz

Puah

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

The Queen of Sheba

Queen who visited Solomon to test his wisdom with hard questions

An illustrious foreign monarch who traveled from the 'ends of the earth' to Jerusalem to test the wisdom of King Solomon with difficult questions and lavish gifts.

Queen_of_Sheba

Queen living at the time of United Monarchy

Rachel

Matriarch of Israel and the beloved wife of Jacob who died giving birth to Benjamin

The beloved wife of the patriarch Jacob and the biological mother of Joseph and Benjamin, recognized as a foundational matriarch of the nation of Israel.

Rahab

Woman living before Israel's Monarchy

Rebekah

Matriarch of Israel and wife of Isaac who secured the patriarchal blessing for her son Jacob

The wife of Isaac and mother of Esau and Jacob, Rebekah was a central matriarch of Israel known for her hospitality, her role in the patriarchal succession, and her divine oracle regarding her sons.

Reumah

Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs

Rhoda

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Rizpah

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy

Ruth

Woman living before Israel's Monarchy

Salome

Woman living at the time of New Testament - daughter of Herodias

Salome

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

The Samaritan Woman at the Well

Woman who met Jesus at Jacob's Well and brought her town to believe in Him

An unnamed Samaritan woman who, after an encounter with Jesus at Jacob’s Well, became one of the first individuals to recognize and proclaim him as the Messiah.

Samson's Mother

Mother of Samson who received the divine promise of his birth and Nazirite calling

The wife of Manoah and mother of Samson, she was an unnamed woman chosen by the Angel of the LORD to bear a child dedicated as a Nazirite for the deliverance of Israel.

Samson's Timnite Wife

Philistine woman whose marriage to Samson led to his first major conflict with the Philistines

A Philistine woman from Timnah whose marriage to Samson sparked a cycle of violence between Israel and the Philistines during the Period of the Judges.

Sapphira

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Sarah

Matriarch of Israel and mother of Isaac who conceived in her old age

The wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac, recognized as the primary matriarch of the Hebrew people and a recipient of God's covenantal promise.

Serah

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

The Servant Girl at the High Priest's Courtyard

The doorkeeper whose question by the fire began Peter's three denials

The Servant Girl of Naaman's Wife

The captive Israelite girl whose word sent the Syrian commander Naaman to be healed

Sheerah

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Shelomith

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Shelomith

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Shelomith

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Shelomith

Woman living at the time of Exile and Return

Shelomoth

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Shimeath

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Shiphrah

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Shua

Woman living before Israel's Monarchy

The Shulammite

The beloved bride of the Song of Songs, the Bible's great poem of love

The Shunammite Woman

Prominent woman of Shunem who provided an upper room for Elisha and whose son was raised from the dead

A wealthy and hospitable woman from Shunem whose son was miraculously restored to life by the prophet Elisha.

The Sinful Woman Who Anointed Jesus' Feet

The woman who washed Jesus' feet with her tears in Simon the Pharisee's house and was forgiven much

sister_of_Tahpenes

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy

The Slave Girl with a Spirit of Divination

The fortune-telling girl in Philippi whom Paul freed, provoking his imprisonment

Susanna

A benefactor who supported Jesus and his disciples from her personal resources

Susanna was a woman healed of unnamed ailments by Jesus who became a dedicated disciple and financial supporter of his ministry.

Syntyche

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

The Syrophoenician Woman

The Gentile mother whose answer about crumbs from the table won her daughter's healing

Tabitha

Disciple in Joppa known for her charity and being raised from the dead by Peter

A beloved disciple in Joppa known for her extensive acts of charity and her miraculous restoration to life by the Apostle Peter.

Tahpenes

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy

Tamar

Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs

Tamar

David's daughter living at the time of United Monarchy

Tamar

Absalom's daughter living at the time of United Monarchy

Taphath

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy

Timna

Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs

Tirzah

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Tryphaena

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

Tryphosa

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

The Two Mothers Before Solomon

The two women whose dispute over a living child revealed the wisdom God gave Solomon

Vashti

Woman living at the time of Exile and Return

The Widow of Nain

The mother whose only son Jesus raised from the bier at the town gate of Nain

The Widow of Zarephath

Widow who sustained Elijah and saw her son raised from the dead

A Phoenician widow from Sidon who provided sustenance to the prophet Elijah during a severe drought and witnessed the miraculous resurrection of her son.

The Widow with the Jar of Oil

The prophet's widow whose one jar of oil filled every vessel she could borrow, paying her debt

The Widow with Two Mites

The poor widow whose two small coins Jesus called more than all the rich had given

wife_of_Heli

Woman living at the time of the New Testament

The Wise Woman of Abel

The unnamed woman whose counsel saved her city from Joab's siege

The Wise Woman of Tekoa

Wise woman who used a parable to convince King David to pardon Absalom

A skilled orator from Tekoa who, under the direction of Joab, used a parabolic petition to persuade King David to reconcile with his exiled son, Absalom.

The Woman Clothed with the Sun

The great sign in heaven — a woman crowned with twelve stars, pursued by the dragon (a figure seen in prophetic vision)

Zebidah

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Zeresh

Woman living at the time of Exile and Return

Zeruah

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy

Zeruiah

Mother of Joab and sister of King David whose sons were the primary military leaders of Israel

The sister of King David and mother of his three most powerful military leaders, Joab, Abishai, and Asahel, during the United Monarchy.

Zibiah

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Zillah

Lamech’s second wife and mother of Tubal-cain

Zillah was the second wife of Lamech in the line of Cain and the mother of Tubal-cain and Naamah, appearing in the foundational genealogies of Genesis.

Zilpah

Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs

Zipporah

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness