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 issues. Choose 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. Single M M Wi Remarried Prostitute Blended Family Dysfunctional Home Childless M Rebellious Children Crisis Natural Disasters Rape / Abuse Victim Abandoment/Rejection Impoverished Immigrant Grief / Loss Anger Impatience Self-Centered Wise Influence Others Leadership Role Divine Presence Forgiveness Godly Witness Second Chance Prayer arried other / Grandmother dow / Unwise WOMEN DESCRIPTION TEXT / IN THE Bitterness any Years BIBLE Decisions ; Selfish 1. OLD TESTAMENT STORIES # Eve # Adam’s wife Genesis x x x x x x x x x x # Created by God 2:15-25; # Disobeyed God (sin) 2:15-17; # Sons: Cain (murderer); 3:1-23; Abel (godly example; 4:1-15 victim); Seth (godly example) # Noah’s Wife # Noah’s wife Genesis x x x x x # Sons: Sham, Ham and 6:5-22; Japheth 7 and 8 # Flood # Sarah # Abraham’s wife Genesis x x x x x x x x x x x x x # Famines; Abraham told 12:1,10-19; x Pharaoh and a king that 16; Sarah was his sister 17:5,15; # Insisted Hagar bare 18:10-15; Abraham’s child 20; # Unkind to Hagar 21:1-21; # Childless until ninety 23:1-21 years old # Son: Isaac List of Stories of Women in the Bible © Doris Day Page 1 Single M M Wi Remarried Prostitute Blended Family Dysfunctional Home Childless M Rebellious Children Crisis Natural Disasters Rape / Abuse Victim Abandoment/Rejection Impoverished Immigrant Grief / Loss Anger Impatience Self-Centered Wise Influence Others Leadership Role Divine Presence Forgiveness Godly Witness Second Chance Prayer arried other / Grandmother dow / Unwise WOMEN DESCRIPTION TEXT / IN THE Bitterness any Years BIBLE Decisions ; Selfish # Hagar # Sarah’s servant Genesis x x x x x x x x x x x x x # Surrogate mother 16; x # Son: Ishmael 21:1-21 # Sent away by Abraham # Lot’s Wife # Lot’s wife Genesis x x x x x x x x x x x # Two daughters 19:12-29 # Punished for disobedience; turned into pillar of salt # Rebekah # Isaac’s wife Genesis x x x x x x x x x x x x x # Famine; Isaac told king 24; x Rebekah was his sister 25:21-34; # Sons: Esau and Jacob 26:1-17; # Favored Jacob 27 # Deceived husband # Rachel # Beloved wife of Jacob Genesis x x x x x x x x x # Sons: Joseph and 29:14-25; x Benjamin; died giving birth 30; to Benjamin 31:19,30-35; # Her servant Bilhak was 35:16-26 surrogate mother - sons: Dan, Naphtali # Leah # Jacob’s other wife Genesis x x x x x x x x # Sons: Reuben, Simeon, 29:14-25; Levi, Judah, Issachar, 30; Zebulun; daughter Dinah 31:19,30-35; # Her servant Zilpah was 35:16-26 surrogate mother - sons: Gad, Asher List of Stories of Women in the Bible © Doris Day Page 2 Single M M Wi Remarried Prostitute Blended Family Dysfunctional Home Childless M Rebellious Children Crisis Natural Disasters Rape / Abuse Victim Abandoment/Rejection Impoverished Immigrant Grief / Loss Anger Impatience Self-Centered Wise Influence Others Leadership Role Divine Presence Forgiveness Godly Witness Second Chance Prayer arried other / Grandmother dow / Unwise WOMEN DESCRIPTION TEXT / IN THE Bitterness any Years BIBLE Decisions ; Selfish # Dinah # Jacob and Leah’s Genesis x x x x x x x x daughter 30:21; # Raped by Shechem 34:1-31 # Revenged by brothers # Potiphar’s # Potiphar’s wife Genesis x x x x x x x x x Wife # Tempted Joseph 39:1-21 # Jochebed # Amram’s wife Exodus x x x x x x x x x x x (Moses’ # Daughter of Levi 1; Mother) # Slave in Egypt 2:1-10; # Sons: Moses and Aaron Numbers # Daughter: Miriam 26:59 # Protected her baby # Miriam # Daughter to Jochebed Exodus x x x x x x x x x x x x and Amram 2:1-10; x # Moses and Aaron’s sister 15:20-21; # Protected her baby Numbers brother Moses 12:1-15 # Prophetess # Opposed Moses; God punished her with leprosy # Given another chance to serve God # Rahab # Prostitute in Jericho Joshua x x x x x x x x x x x # Believed in God 2:1-21; # Hid two of Joshua’s spies 6:16-17, # Salmon’s wife 22-23; # Son: Boaz Ruth # Great-great-grandmother 4:20-21; to King David Matthew 1:5 List of Stories of Women in the Bible © Doris Day Page 3 Single M M Wi Remarried Prostitute Blended Family Dysfunctional Home Childless M Rebellious Children Crisis Natural Disasters Rape / Abuse Victim Abandoment/Rejection Impoverished Immigrant Grief / Loss Anger Impatience Self-Centered Wise Influence Others Leadership Role Divine Presence Forgiveness Godly Witness Second Chance Prayer arried other / Grandmother dow / Unwise WOMEN DESCRIPTION TEXT / IN THE Bitterness any Years BIBLE Decisions ; Selfish # Naomi # Elimelek’s wife Ruth x x x x x x x x x x x x x # Famine; went to Moab 1; # Became a widow 4:13-22 # Sons: Mahlon and Kilion; both died # Bitter; grieved # Returned to Bethlehem with daughter-in-law Ruth who took care of her # Grandson: Obed # Ruth # Naomi’s daughter-in-law Book of Ruth x x x x x x x x x x x x # Became a widow # Believed in God # Left with Naomi and went to Bethlehem # Took care of Naomi # Married Boaz # Son: Obed # Great-grandmother to King David # Deborah # Lappidoth’s wife Judges x x x x x x # Prophetess 4 and 5 # Fifth judge of Israel # Went with Barak to battle # Jephthah’s # Prostitute Judges x x x x x x x x x x Mother # Gave birth to Gilead’s 11; illegitimate son Jephthah Hebrews who became the ninth 11:32-34 judge of Israel List of Stories of Women in the Bible © Doris Day Page 4 Single M M Wi Remarried Prostitute Blended Family Dysfunctional Home Childless M Rebellious Children Crisis Natural Disasters Rape / Abuse Victim Abandoment/Rejection Impoverished Immigrant Grief / Loss Anger Impatience Self-Centered Wise Influence Others Leadership Role Divine Presence Forgiveness Godly Witness Second Chance Prayer arried other / Grandmother dow / Unwise WOMEN DESCRIPTION TEXT / IN THE Bitterness any Years BIBLE Decisions ; Selfish # Samson’s # Manoah’s wife Judges x x x x x x x x x x x Mother # Godly parents 13; # Son: Samson who 14:1-9; became physically strong; 16:17-22 disobedient to God’s instructions; judge of Israel # Delilah # Samson’s lover Judges x x x x x x # Deceived Samson 16:4-22 # Hannah # Elkanah’s wife I Samuel x x x x x x x x x x x # Ridiculed by Peninnah 1; # Prayed for son; 2:1-11,18- dedicated him to the Lord 21,26 # Son: Samuel (prophet; last judge of Israel) # Peninnah # Elkanah’s other wife I Samuel x x x x x # Provoked Hannah 1:1-7 # Michal # Saul’s daughter 1 Samuel x x x x x x x x # David’s wife 18:17-30; x # Protected David from her 19:1-18; father’s pursuit 25:44; # Mocked King David for 2 Samuel dancing as the Ark entered 1:13-16; Jerusalem; consequently 6:12-23 she was childless # Abigail # Wife to wicked Nabal 1 Samuel x x x x x x x x x # Became a widow 25:2-42 # Peacemaker # Married David List of Stories of Women in the Bible © Doris Day Page 5 Single M M Wi Remarried Prostitute Blended Family Dysfunctional Home Childless M Rebellious Children Crisis Natural Disasters Rape / Abuse Victim Abandoment/Rejection Impoverished Immigrant Grief / Loss Anger Impatience Self-Centered Wise Influence Others Leadership Role Divine Presence Forgiveness Godly Witness Second Chance Prayer arried other / Grandmother dow / Unwise WOMEN DESCRIPTION TEXT / IN THE Bitterness any Years BIBLE Decisions ; Selfish # Bathsheba # Uriah’s wife 2 Samuel x x x x x x x x x x x x x x # Pregnant by King David 11; x # Became a widow 12:13-24; # Married King David 1 Kings # Death of their first child 1:11-31 # Son: Solomon given (or entire wisdom by God and chapter 1) became king of Israel # Tamar # David’s daughter 2 Samuel x x x x x x x # Raped by half brother 13:1-33 Amnon # Disgraced # Lived with brother Absalom # Jezebel # King Ahab’s wife 1 Kings16:29- x x x x x x x # Persecuted prophets of 33; 18:4,13; God 19:1-2; # Arrogant; vengeful and 21:1-24; very angry 2 Kings 9:22,30-37 # Widow at # Widow at Zarephath 1 Kings x x x x x x x x x x Zarephath # Prepared food for Elijah 17:7-24 # Son’s life restored by Elijah # Widow of a # Prophet’s widow 2 Kings x x x x x x x x x Prophet # Two sons 4:1-7 # Impoverished; large debt # Advice from Elisha # Oil multiplies to pay debt List of Stories of Women in the Bible © Doris Day Page 6 Single M M Wi Remarried Prostitute Blended Family Dysfunctional Home Childless M Rebellious Children Crisis Natural Disasters Rape / Abuse Victim Abandoment/Rejection Impoverished Immigrant Grief / Loss Anger Impatience Self-Centered Wise Influence Others Leadership Role Divine Presence Forgiveness Godly Witness Second Chance Prayer arried other / Grandmother dow / Unwise WOMEN DESCRIPTION TEXT / IN THE Bitterness any Years BIBLE Decisions ; Selfish # Shunam- # Wealthy woman 2 Kings x x x x x x x mite Woman # Fixed guest room for 4:8-37 prophet Elisha # Son’s life restored by Elisha # Huldah # Shallum’s wife 2 Chronicles x x x x # Prophetess 34:22-33 # Found lost Book of Law and read to king # Esther # Jewish orphan Book of x x x x x x x x x x x x # Mordecai’s cousin Esther # Became a queen # Saved Jewish people 2.
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