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List of women in the Bible

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The following is a list of women found in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles. The list appears in alphabetical order.

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  • Abigail – mother of Amasa, Sister of David. I Chronicles 2:15–17{{cite web|url=https://www.bible.com/bible/1/1CH.2.15-17 |title=1 Chronicles 2:15–17 KJV |publisher=Bible.com |date=12 July 2018}}
  • Abigail – wife of the wicked Nabal, who became a wife of David after Nabal's death. I Samuel 25{{cite web|url=https://www.bible.com/bible/1/1SA.25.kjv |title=1 Samuel 25 KJV |publisher=Bible.com |date=12 July 2018}}I Samuel 25
  • Abihail #1 – wife of Abishur and mother of Ahban and Molid. I ChroniclesI Chronicles 2:29
  • Abihail #2 – wife of king Rehoboam II Chronicles II Chronicles 11:18
  • Abishag – concubine of aged King David. I KingsI Kings 1:3,4; 2:13–25
  • Abital – one of King David's wives II Samuel; I ChroniclesII Samuel 3:4I Chronicles 3:3
  • 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 ChroniclesJoshua 15:16–19Judges 1:12–13I Chronicles 2:49
  • Adah – Adah # 1 – wife of Lamech, GenesisGenesis 4:19–23
  • Adah – Adah #2 – daughter of Elon, the Hittite and one of the wives of Esau. Possibly original name of Bashemath. GenesisGenesis 26:34; 36:2
  • Ahinoam #1 – wife of King Saul, mother of Michal (wife of King David) I SamuelI Samuel 14:50
  • Ahinoam #2 – one of King David's wives, mother of Amnon. I Samuel; II Samuel; I ChroniclesI Samuel 25:43; 27:3; 30:5, 18II Samuel 2:2; 3:2I Chronicles 3:1
  • Aholibamah (or Oholibamah) – Daughter of Anah and one of Esau's wives. Also called Judith. GenesisGenesis 36:2–25
  • Anna the Prophetess – aged Jewish prophetess who prophesied about Jesus at the Temple of Jerusalem. LukeLuke 2:36–38
  • Asenath – Egyptian wife of Joseph. GenesisGenesis 41:45–50; 46:20
  • Asherah - Consort of God (wife of El), Yahweh. 1 Kings and 2 Kings
  • Ashtoreth – Ancient Near Eastern goddess that mentioned in Judges, 1 Kings, and 2 Kings
  • Atarah – second wife of Jerahmeel. I ChroniclesI Chronicles 2:26
  • Athaliah – Queen of Judah during the reign of King Jehoram, and later became sole ruler of Judah for five years. II Kings, II ChroniclesII Kings 8:26; 11II Chronicles 22; 23:13–21; 24:7
  • Azubah #1 – Caleb's wife. I ChroniclesI Chronicles 2:18–19
  • Azubah #2 – wife of King Asa, 3rd king of Judah, and mother of Jehoshaphat. I Kings, II ChroniclesI King 22:42II Chronicles 20:31

B

  • Baara – Moabitess, wife of Shaharaim. I ChroniclesI Chronicles 8:8
  • Basemeth #1 – daughter of Elon, the Hittite, One of the wives of Esau. GenesisGenesis 26:34; 36:10
  • Basemeth #2 – daughter of Ishmael and 3rd wife of Esau. GenesisGenesis 28:9; 36:3, 4, 13, 17
  • Basemeth #3 – daughter of Solomon, wife of Ahimaaz. I KingsI Kings 4:15
  • 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 ChroniclesII Samuel 11:2,3; 12:24I Kings 1:11–31; 2:13–19I Chronicles 3:5
  • Berenice – sister of King Agrippa Acts 25:13; Acts 25:23 and Acts 26:30
  • Bilhah – Rachel's handmaid and a concubine of Jacob who bears him two sons, Dan and Naphtali. Genesis{{bibleverse|Genesis|30:3–5|9}}, {{bibleverse-nb|Genesis|35:25|9}}
  • Bithiah – Pharaoh's daughter (Exodus). Also identified with/as Asiya in Muslim interpretations. Wife of Mered, a descendant of Judah. 1 Chronicles 4{{bibleverse|1 Chronicles|4:18|9}}

C

  • Candace – Ethiopian queen; a eunuch under her authority and in charge of her treasury was witnessed to by Philip the Evangelist, led to God and baptized. ActsActs8:27
  • Chloe – mentioned in Corinthians. Means “Green herb”.
  • Claudia – greeted by Paul the Apostle. 2 Timothy2 Timothy 4:21
  • 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 according to Numbers 25.Numbers 25:6–18 The incident was then taken as a pretext for the War against the Midianites in Numbers 31.{{Cite book |last=Shectman |first=Sarah |date=2009 |title=Women in the Pentateuch: A Feminist and Source-critical Analysis |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=elUeQSPk19MC&pg=PA165 |location=Sheffield |publisher=Sheffield Phoenix Press |page=165 |isbn=9781906055721 |access-date=14 March 2021}}

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E

  • Eglah – One of King David's wives. II Samuel, I ChroniclesII Samuel 3:5
  • Elizabeth – Mother of John the Baptist and the wife of Zacharias. LukeLuke 1:5–80
  • Elisheba – Wife of Aaron. ExodusExodus 6:23
  • Ephah – one of the concubines of Caleb (prince of Judah) I ChroniclesI Chronicles 2:46
  • Ephrath – Second wife of Caleb (the spy) I ChroniclesI Chronicles 2:19
  • Esther (her Hebrew name was Hadassah) – Queen of the Persian Empire in the Hebrew Bible, the queen of Ahasuerus. EstherEsther (entire book)
  • Eunice – mother of Timothy2 Timothy 1:5
  • Euodia – Christian of the church in Philippi Philippians 4:2
  • Eve – First woman, wife of Adam. GenesisGenesis 2–3

G

  • Gomer – Wife of Hosea and a prostitute. HoseaHosea 1:1–11; 3:1–5

H

  • Hadassah– Esther's Hebrew name, before she changed it to conceal her identity and became the queen of Persia and second wife of Ahasuerus. EstherEsther 2:7
  • Hagar – Egyptian handmaiden of Sarah, wife of Abraham. Hagar became the mother of one of Abraham's sons, Ishmael. GenesisGenesis 16: 21:9–17; 25:12
  • Haggith – Wife of King David, mother of Adoniyah II Samuel, I Kings, I ChroniclesII Samuel 3:4,5I Kings 1:5, 11, 2:13I Chronicles 3:2
  • Hammolekheth – possibly ruled over portions of Gilead. I ChroniclesI Chronicles 7:18
  • Hamutal – Wife of Josiah and mother of "ungodly" sons Jehoahaz and Mattaniah. II Kings, JeremiahII Kings 23:31; 24:18Jeremiah 52:1,2
  • Hannah – A worshipper at Jerusalem. Mother of Samuel. I SamuelI Samuel 1:2, 5–20, 22–28; 2:1–10, 19–21
  • Hazzelelponi – daughter of Etam, tribe of Judah I ChroniclesI Chronicles 4:3
  • Helah – I ChroniclesI Chronicles 4:5,7
  • Hephziba – Wife of King Hezekiah and mother of Manasseh, who undid Hezekiah's good works. II KingsII Kings 21:1
  • Herodia – Granddaughter of Herod the great, married her uncle Philip, divorced him to marry Philip's half brother Herod Antipas, mother of Salome. "Matthew" Matthew 14
  • Hodesh – one of the wives of Shaharaim I ChroniclesI Chronicles 8:8,9
  • Hodiah's wife – I ChroniclesI Chronicles 4:19
  • Hogla (or Hoglah) – One of the five daughters of Zelophehad who fought and won the right to inherit their deceased father's property. Numbers, JoshuaNumbers 26:33; 27:1–11; 36:1–12Joshua 17:3
  • Huldah – Prophetess II Kings, II ChroniclesII Kings 22:14–20II Chronicles 34:22–33
  • Hushim – One of the wives of Shaharaim I ChroniclesI Chronicles 8:8, 11

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J

  • Jael – Heroine who killed Sisera to deliver Israel from the troops of king Jabin. She was the wife of Heber the Kenite. JudgesJudges 4:17–22; 5:6,24–27
  • Jecholiah (or Jecoliah) – Wife of Amaziah (King of Judah) and mother of Uzziah. II Kings, II ChroniclesII Kings 15:2II Chronicles 26:3
  • Jedidah – Wife of wicked king Manessah and mother of Josiah. II KingsII Kings 22:1,2
  • Jehoaddan (or Jehoaddin) – II Kings, II ChroniclesII Kings 14:2II Chronicles 25:1
  • Jehosheba (or Jehoshebeath/Josaba) – Daughter of Jehoram and wife of Jehoiada. She saved her nephew Jehoash from massacre. II KingsII Kings 11:2
  • Jemima – One of Job's daughters. JobJob 42:14
  • Jerioth – Wife of Caleb (son of Hezron) I ChroniclesI Chronicles 2:18
  • Jerusha – Daughter of Zadok, a priest, wife of King Uzziah and mother of Jotham. II Kings, I Chronicles, II ChroniclesII Kings 15:33II Chronicles 27:1
  • Jezebel #1 – Queen of ancient Israel. I Kings, II KingsI Kings 16:31; 18:4–19; 19:1,2; 21:5–25II Kings 9
  • Jezebel #2 – false prophetess. RevelationRevelation 2:20–23
  • Joanna – One of the women who went to prepare Jesus' body for burial. LukeLuke 8:2–3
  • Jochebed – Mother of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. Exodus, NumbersExodus 1; 2:1–11; 6:20Numbers 26:59
  • Judith – Hittite wife of Esau. GenesisGenesis 26:34
  • Judith, the heroine of the deuterocanonical Book of Judith[https://bible.oremus.org/?passage=Judith&version=nrsvae Book of Judith]
  • Julia – Minor character in the new testament Romans Romans 16:15
  • Junia or Junias – Regarded highly by St. Paul in Romans. An apostle.Romans 16:7

K

  • Keren–Happuch – One of Job's daughters. JobJob 1:2; 42:14
  • Keturah – Wife of Abraham after Sarah's death. Genesis, I ChroniclesGenesis 25:1–6I Chronicles 1:32, 33
  • Keziah – Second daughter of Job. Job

L

  • Leah – First wife of Jacob who was given to him in place of Rachel whom he loved. Genesis, RuthGenesis 29; 30; 49:31Ruth 4:11
  • Lois, grandmother of Saint Timothy. II TimothyII Timothy 1:5
  • Lo–Ruhamah – Daughter of Hosea and Gomer. HoseaHosea 1:6,8
  • Lydia of Thyatira – the first converted believer after the resurrection, and the first to introduce it in to her household. She was a successful business woman and she was pivotal to the spread of the name of Jesus. ActsActs 16:14–15

M

  • Maacah, the daughter of King Talmi of Geshur, was married to King David and bore him his son Absalom. 2 Samuel 3:3 [also spelled Maakah]
  • 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"II Chronicles 11:20–22
  • Maacah #2 – Sister of Makir, father of Gilead. Mentioned one verse later is Makir's wife, also named Maacah.{{cite book | url = https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/1-Chronicles-Chapter-7_Original-1611-KJV/ | title = 1611 King James Bible. First book of Chronicles, chapter 7, verses 15–16 | language = en | website = kingjamesbibleonline.org | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150430012634/https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/1-Chronicles-Chapter-7_Original-1611-KJV/ | archive-date = April 30, 2015 | url-status = live}} where [https://web.archive.org/web/20181130140301/https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/1-Chronicles_7_1611/ the Maacah) at the verse 15] may rendered into English with some Hebrew diacritics, differently from the following verse "I Chronicles"I Chronicles 7:15–16
  • Mahalath – daughter of Ishmael and 3rd wife of Esau. GenesisGenesis 28:9
  • Mahalath – granddaughter of David and the first wife of King Rehoboam. II Chronicles
  • Mahlah – one of the daughters of Zelophehad Numbers, JoshuaNumbers 26:33; 27:1; 36:11
  • Mahlah – I Chronicles
  • Martha – Luke, JohnLuke 10:38–42John 11:1, 5, 19–28, 30, 38–40; 12:2
  • Mary – Mother of Jesus. Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, GalatiansMatthew 1:16; 1:18–25; 2:11; 2:13–23; 12:46–50; 13:55Mark 3:31–35; 6:3Luke 1:26–38, 39–45, 46–56; 2:4–7, 16–20, 22–24, 33–35, 39–40, 41–52; 8:19–21John 2:1–5, 12; 6:42; 19:25–27Acts 1:14Galatians 4:4
  • Mary the mother of James and Joses (or Joseph). MatthewMatthew 27:56
  • Mary the mother of John Mark ActsActs 12:6–19
  • Mary the sister of Martha. Luke, JohnJohn 11:1–2
  • Mary the wife of Cleophas. JohnJohn 19:25
  • Mary who was greeted by Paul. RomansRomans 16:6
  • Mary Magdalene – Disciple of Jesus Matthew, Mark, Luke, JohnMatthew 27:55–56; 27:61; 28:1–11Mark 15:40–41, 47; 16:1–8Luke 8:2–3; 24:10John 19:25; 20:1–2, 11–18
  • Matred – Genesis, I ChroniclesGenesis 36:39I Chronicles 1:50
  • Medium of En Dor – 1 Samuel 281Samuel 28
  • Mehetabel – daughter of Matred. Genesis; I Chronicles
  • Merab – King Saul's oldest daughter. I SamuelI Samuel 14:49; 18:17, 19
  • Me-Zahab – Mother of Matred, grandmother of Mehetabel."Genesis, I Chronicles" "Genesis 36:39""I Chronicles 1:50"
  • Michal – daughter of Saul and wife of David. I Samuel, II Samuel, I ChroniclesI Samuel 14:49; 17:25; 18:20, 25, 27–28; 19:11–14, 17; 25:44II Samuel 3:13–16; 6:16, 20–23I Chronicles 15:29
  • Milcah – wife of Nahor and daughter of Haran. Genesis"Genesis 22:20"
  • Milcah – one of the daughters of Zelophehad. Numbers, Joshua
  • Miriam – Moses' sister. Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, I ChroniclesExodus 2:4, 7–9; 15:20–21Numbers 12:1, 4–5, 10, 12, 14–15; 20:1; 26:59Deuteronomy 24:9I Chronicles 6:3Micah 6:4;
  • Miriam – woman of Judah. I Chronicles1 Chronicles 4:17
  • Mother of King Lemuel – mother of King Lemuel that gave him the prophetic instruction that became Proverbs 31

N

  • Naamah – Sister of Tubal-cain. GenesisGenesis 4:22
  • Naamah – Mother of King Rehoboam. "II Chronicles"II Chronicles 12:13
  • Naarah – wife of Asher, tribe of Judah. I ChroniclesI Chronicles 4:5–6
  • Naomi – mother–in–law to Ruth. RuthRuth 1:1–3, 5–8, 10–22; 2:1–2, 6, 11, 18–20, 22–23; 3:1–6, 16–18; 4:3, 5, 9, 14–17
  • Noa – daughter of Zelophehad. NumbersNumbers 26:33
  • Noadiah – prophetess. NehemiahNehemiah 6:14

O

  • Orpah – Sister-in-law to Ruth. RuthRuth 1:4, 6–15

P

  • Peninnah – Wife of Elkanah. I SamuelI Samuel 1:2, 4, 6–7;
  • Persis – a "woman who has worked hard in the Lord" whom Paul the Apostle greeted. Romans.Romans 16:12
  • Phoebe – A deaconess of the church of Cenchrea. RomansRomans 16:1
  • Priscilla – wife of Aquila, and missionary partner to Paul the Apostle. Acts, Romans, I Corinthians, II TimothyActs 18:2, 18–19, 26Romans 16:3–4I Corinthians 16:19II Timothy 4:19
  • Puah – one of two midwives who saved the Hebrew boys. ExodusExodus 1:15

R

  • Rachel – second wife of Jacob, and sister of Leah. Mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Genesis, I Samuel, Jeremiah, MatthewGenesis 29:6, 9–13, 16–18, 20–21, 25, 27–30, 31; 30:1–8, 14–15, 22–25; 31:4, 14, 17, 19, 26, 28, 31–35, 41, 43, 50, 55; 32:22; 33:1–2, 5, 7; 35:16–20, 24; 37:10; 43:29; 44:27; 46:19, 22, 25; 48:7I Samuel 10:2Jeremiah 31:15Matthew 2:18
  • Rahab – of Jericho. Joshua, Matthew, Hebrews, JamesJoshua 2:1–24; 6:17, 22–23, 25Matthew 1:5;Hebrews 11:31James 2:25
  • Rebekah – wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. Genesis, RomansGenesis 21:23; 24:15–67; 25:20–26, 28; 26:7–10, 35; 27:5–17, 42–46; 28:2, 5, 7; 29:10, 13; 35:8Romans 9:10
  • Reumah – concubine of Abraham's brother Nahor. GenesisGenesis 22:24
  • Rhoda – ActsActs 12:13–15
  • Rizpah – daughter of Aiah and one of the concubines of King Saul. II SamuelII Samuel 3:7
  • 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, MatthewRuth 1:1–4:22 (entire book)Matthew 1:5

S

  • Salome #1 – daughter of Herodias. Name in Hebrew reads שלומית (Shlomit) and is derived from Shalom שלום, meaning "peace". Matthew, MarkMatthew 14:6–12Mark 6:21–29
  • Salome #2 – a follower of Jesus present at His crucifixion as well as the empty tomb. MarkMark 15:40, 16:1
  • Samaritan woman at the well, or Photine is a well known figure from the Gospel of John
  • Sapphira – ActsActs 5:1–11
  • Sarah #1 – 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 PeterGenesis 11:29–31; 12:5, 11–20; 13:1; 16:1–6, 8–9; 17:15–17, 19, 21; 18:6, 9–15; 20:2–7, 11–14, 16, 18; 21:1–3, 6–7, 9–10, 12; 23:1–3, 19; 24:36; 25:10, 12; 49:31Isaiah 51:2Romans 4:19; 9:9Galatians 4:22–24, 26, 30–31Hebrews 11:11I Peter 3:6
  • Sarah #2 – wife of Tobias. TobitTobit 3:7, 10, 17; 6:11–12; 7:8–10, 12, 16; 8:4; 10:10–12; 11:15, 17; 12:12, 14
  • Serah – daughter of Asher mentioned briefly in Genesis. Genesis {{Cite web |title=Serah, daughter of Asher: Midrash and Aggadah |url=https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/serah-daughter-of-asher-midrash-and-aggadah |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Jewish Women's Archive |language=en}}
  • Sheerah – founded three towns. Descendant of Ephraim. I Chronicles1 Chronicles 7:24
  • Shelomit – mother of blasphemer. LeviticusLeviticus 24:11
  • Shelomit – daughter of Zerubbabel, sister of Meshullam and Hananiah. I ChroniclesI Chronicles 3:19
  • Shiphrah – one of two midwives who saved the Hebrew boys. Exodus
  • Shua – daughter of Heber that mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7.
  • Susanna #1 – a woman who was nearly sentenced to death due to false adultery accusations before being saved by Daniel. Daniel
  • Susanna #2 – A follower of Jesus. LukeLuke 8:3
  • Syntyche – Christian of the church in Philippi mentioned with Euodia Philippians 4:2–3

T

  • Tahpenes – an Egyptian queen mentioned in the First Book of Kings.
  • Tamar #1 – daughter-in-law of Judah, as well as the mother of two of his children, the twins Zerah and Perez. GenesisGenesis 38
  • Tamar #2 – daughter of King David, and sister of Absalom. Her mother was Maacah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur. II SamuelII Samuel 13
  • Tamar #3 – daughter of David's son Absalom. II SamuelII Samuel 14:27
  • Taphath – daughter of SolomonI Kings 4:11
  • Tharbis – according to Josephus, a Cushite princess who married Moses prior to his marriage to Zipporah as told in the Book of Exodus. This name is not found in the Bible, and there is debate on if "the Kushite" refers to Zipporah herself or a second woman (Tharbis).
  • Timnah (or Timna) – concubine of Eliphaz and mother of Amalek. GenesisGenesis 36:12
  • 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'
  • Tryphena and Tryphosa are Christian women mentioned in Romans 16:12 of the Bible ("Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord." KJV)

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