Women of the Bible
The Bible is a writing that was inspired by the Holy Spirit and is made up of several books and is divided into two parts, the Old Testament and the New Testament. It is one of the texts that has the most editions in the world and in turn is the best-selling in different languages and is the fundamental basis of Christianity in the world.
The Holy Scriptures contain around 3000 figures, among them the women of the Bible , known for their fear of and great love for God. The Bible is based on the relationship between God and humanity, and it is up to us to read, understand, and study it, as it will guide us along the paths Jesus wants us to follow. You can explore more about the importance of the women of the Bible and their impact on history.
The great women of the Bible teach us that with a righteous heart, an incorruptible spirit, and a mind devoted to the Lord, all things are possible. Therefore, we invite you to read about the names of women in the Bible who made a great difference.
Women of the Old Testament Bible
This article addresses the issue of women who somehow played an important role in the stories of the Bible. For greater understanding, these women will be classified between the appearances they made in the Old and New Testaments so that you can locate them chronologically.
Eva
She was the first woman in the world, God created her from the rib of man. Eve was the one who fell into the temptation that Satan made her eat of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. She was the mother of Cain, Abel, Seth and many others.
From the beginning, Jehovah gave us and the women of the Bible free will, which means that we can make our own decisions. Adam and Eve were perfect, they had no sin, but when they bit into the forbidden fruit, they separated themselves from the presence of the Lord because of their disobedience.
Genesis 2:22
22 And the rib which the Lord God had taken from the man, he made into a woman, and brought her to the man.
Genesis 3:6
6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and ate; and she also gave some to her husband with her, and he ate.
Sara or Sarai one of the women of the Bible
She is the first wife of Abraham, founder of Judaism. Although she Sara she gave up a comfortable and prosperous life. She trusted the word that Jehovah gave her husband to leave everything (culture, family, property). She decided to follow her husband wherever God sent Abraham.
God promised to lead them to Canaan, the land flowing with milk and honey. Sarah, like other women in the Bible, experienced the Lord's grace when, at the advanced age of 90, she conceived her first child, having been infertile. Discover more about her story in Esther in the Bible.
Genesis 11:29
29 Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves; the name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and Iscah.
Hagar one of the first women in the Bible
She was a servant of Sarah and Abraham's concubine. When Sarah was unable to have children, she was the mother of Abraham's first son whom she named Ishmael. This child was not God's promised son to Abraham. However, God assured Hagar that he would bless his child.
Genesis 16:3
3 And Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar her Egyptian maidservant, after ten years that Abram had lived in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.
Rebekah one of the women of the Bible
She was the daughter of Bethuel. The Bible describes her as a woman with a beautiful face. Rebekah was the wife of Isaac son of Abraham, mother of twin brothers: Jacob and Esau. She is an obedient and God-fearing woman.
Jehovah showed Rebekah that her first son Esau would serve Jacob, so when Isaac was going to bless his firstborn, she persuaded Jacob to cheat on her husband. She urged him to dress in sheep's clothing so that Isaac, being blind, would not recognize that he was Jacob. Isaac unknowingly blesses Jacob as the firstborn son of his inheritance.
Genesis 24:15
15 And it came to pass, before he had finished speaking, that behold, Rebekah, who was born to Bethuel, the son of Milcah, wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her pitcher on her shoulder.
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She is the first wife of Jacob, the son of Rebekah and Isaac, she is the sister of Raquel who was the second wife of this man.
Jacob wanted Leah's younger sister as his wife. After agreeing on the wedding with Raquel and Lea's father, the latter, under deception, planned the wedding. At the ceremony, instead of introducing Raquel, Lea did.
However, Jacob did not lose hope of marrying Rachel. He fulfills the deal with Laban and marries Leah. Later, he manages to marry the woman who conquered his heart.
Leah was blessed with six sons and one daughter.
Genesis 29:16
16 Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
Genesis 30:20
20 And Leah said, God has given me a good dowry; now my husband will dwell with me, for I have borne him six sons; and she called his name Zebulun.
Raquel one of the women of the Bible full of Faith
Another of the women of the Bible that stands out is Raquel. She is the wife of Jacob, who will later be called Israel. She is the younger sister of Leah and the daughter of Laban. She was the woman who conquered Jacob's heart. She manages to marry the man she loved; and she manages to have two sons to Jacob (Joseph and Benjamin) who would belong to the twelve tribes of Israel.
Genesis 29: 17-18
17 And Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was lovely in form and appearance.
18 And Jacob loved Rachel, and said, I will serve you seven years for Rachel your youngest daughter.
Dinah one of the women of the Bible
She is the only daughter of Leah and Jacob. She is another of the women in the Bible who stands out for the harassment to which she was subjected. Dinah was kidnapped by Shechem, who fell in love with her. After having made her her own, her brothers took revenge on her. They planned to deceive Shechem and his father and promised that Dinah would marry them, but that they should be circumcised.
Out of love, Shechem begged his father to have all the men in the city undergo the Hebrew ritual of circumcision, and when they did, Dinah's brothers took revenge.
Genesis 30:21
21 After that she gave birth to a daughter, and she named her Dinah.
Genesis 34: 1-2
2 And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of that land, saw her, and took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.
3 But his soul clung to Dinah, the daughter of Leah, and he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.
Tamar one of the women of the Bible
She is the daughter-in-law of Judah. A woman who suffered the death of her two husbands, without having children. Judah sent her to her father's house, when Judah's wife died, Tamar pretended to be a prostitute and asked her for various objects that she had as payment. At three months she was told that she was pregnant. Judah thought that she belonged to another man, so he condemned the pregnancy, but when he saw the objects he understood that she was his son.
Genesis 38:6
6 After this, Judah took a wife for his firstborn son Er, and her name was Tamar.
15 When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, because she had covered her face.
16 And he turned aside from the road to her, and said, Let me come in to you: for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law; and she said, What will you give me for coming in to me?
Asenath
Asenat is another of the women of the Bible. She was the daughter of Potiphera who was the priest of On. Pharaoh gave Asenath to Joseph as his wife when he appointed him vizier of Egypt.
Genesis 46:20
20 And Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore to him.
Sefora
She is the eldest daughter of the Midian priest who married Moses and bore him his children.
Éxodo 2: 21
21 And Moses agreed to dwell with the man; and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses as a wife.
Mary one of the women of the Bible
She is the first female prophetess mentioned in the Bible, she is the sister of Moses and Aaron. Mary accompanied Moses with songs as he passed through the Red Sea with the Jews.
Exodus 15: 20-21
20 And Miriam the prophetess, Aaron's sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambourines and dancing.
21 And Mary replied:
Sing to Jehovah, because he has become exceedingly great;
He has thrown horse and rider into the sea.
Rahab
By reviewing the biblical passage of Joshua 2:1-24, we can see that a pagan woman, from life, hearing the signs and wonders of the God of Israel, began to fear God. This fear led her to protect the spies that Joshua had sent to the land of Jericho.
Her fear of God brought her the blessing that when the wrath of God came upon Jericho, the walls of the city fell and she was looted and destroyed and she and her house were not touched. Rather, we can understand that she believed in the God of Israel.
In exchange for shelter, the woman begged the Israelite spies to spare her life and that of her family when they conquered the city. When the attack came, Rahab was saved because a red cord hung in her window, marking her home. Later, she married an Israelite who would become an ancestor of King David and Jesus of Nazareth. Learn more about her story in the Women of the Bible.
Joshua 2: 3-4
3 Then the king of Jericho sent word to Rahab, saying, “Bring out the men who have come to you and entered your house, for they have come to spy out all the land.”
4 But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them; and said, “It is true that some men came to me, but I did not know where they were from.”
Joshua 2:18-19
18 Behold, when we come into the land, you shall tie this scarlet cord to the window through which you let us down; and you shall gather into your house your father and your mother, your brothers and all your father's household.
19 Anyone who goes outside the doors of your house, his blood will be on his own head, and we will be innocent. But anyone who is in the house with you, his blood will be on our heads if a hand is laid on him.
Deborah one of the women of the Bible
Deborah is one of the women in the Bible described as courageous and kind. She was the wife of Lapidot, and Jehovah used her as a prophetess, revealing to her how the Israelite armies would fight the Canaanites, resolve their problems, and more. Deborah taught us that with faith and love for God, anything is possible. For more information about great women, visit Christian teachings for women.
Judges 4: 4-5
4 Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, was judging Israel at that time;
5 And he used to sit under the palm tree of Deborah, between Ramah and Bethel, in the hill country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel would come up to it for judgment.
Judges 4: 8-9
8 Barak answered him, If you go with me, I will go; but if you do not go with me, I will not go.
9 She said, I will go with you; but the glory of the journey you are taking shall not be yours, for the LORD will deliver Sisera into the hand of a woman. So Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh.
Jael
She was Heber's wife, she was the one who killed Sisera with a stake when she tricked him into entering her tent. After this the children of Israel hardened their acts against the king of Canaan more and more until they achieved his destruction.
Judges 4: 17-21
17 And Sisera fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite; for there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
18 Then Jael went out to meet Sisera and said to him, “Come in, my lord, come in to me; do not be afraid.” So he came to her in the tent, and she covered him with a blanket.
19 And he said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.” So she opened a skin of milk and gave him a drink, and covered him again.
20 And he said unto him, Stand at the door of the tent: and if anyone come, and ask thee, saying, Is anyone here? thou shalt answer no.
21 But Jael, Heber's wife, took a tent peg, and putting a mallet in her hand, went quietly to him and drove the peg through his temple and into the ground, for he was heavy with sleep and tired; and so he died.
Delilah one of the women of the Bible with a bad heart
She is the woman who betrayed Samson, a man who had been blessed by God with incredible strength that came from the spirit of God. The Philistines bought Delilah to persuade Samson to confess where her strength came from. This judge of Israel under seduction confessed her secret to him, a fact that cost him his life (Judges 16: 17-19).
Judges 16: 4-6
4 After this, he fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
5 Then the rulers of the Philistines came to her and said, “Entice him and find out the secret of his great strength, and how we may overpower him, so that we may tie him up and subdue him; and each of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.”
6 And Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me the secret of your great strength, and how you can be bound and subdued.”
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Ruth was a Moabite woman. Elimelech arrived in Moab with his wife Naomi and their two sons. Naomi's sons married Moabite women, and both died. Ruth lived with her mother-in-law. After some time, Naomi decided to return to her homeland. Out of love for her mother-in-law, Ruth decided to go with her. They arrived in Bethlehem, Naomi's hometown. While in Bethlehem, Ruth married Boaz, the grandfather of King David. You can read more about young people in the Bible and its teachings.
Ruth 1:15-17
15 And Naomi said, Behold, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; go back after her.
16 Ruth replied, “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn back from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God.”
17 Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried; may the Lord do so to me, be it ever so severely, if anything but death parts me from you.
Ruth 4:13-14
13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife; and he went in to her, and the Lord enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.
14 And the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without a relative, and his name will be renowned in Israel;
Hannah the mother of Samuel
Elkanah had two wives: Peninnah and Anna. The first could not conceive children, the second bore Elkanah ten children. Every year when they went up to worship Jehovah, Peninnah mocked Hannah because she could not conceive life in her womb.
Although Elcana loved Ana deeply, she was not happy. However, Hannah poured out her soul in prayer that the Lord would hear her cause and grant her a son. The Lord answered her prayer with a son whom she named Samuel and served Jehovah.
From this biblical passage, we can see how the Lord answers the prayer of a woman with a contrite and humble heart. Remember that there are many teachings about forgiveness in the Bible.
1 Samuel 1: 10-11
10 In bitterness of soul she prayed to the Lord, and wept bitterly.
11 And she made a vow, saying, “O Lord of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your servant, and remember me, and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall touch his head.”
1 Samuel 2: 21
21 The Lord visited Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord.
ahinoam
She was the wife of King Saul, the first monarch of Israel. This king began his reign in obedience to God, however his heart began to harden and when David defeated Goliath.
1 Samuel 14: 50
50 And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz. And the name of the commander of his army was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul's uncle.
Michal
She is the youngest daughter of King Saul, who fell in love with David. This young shepherd achieved fame in the people of God after defeating Goliath. After Saul died, Samuel anointed him as the second king of Israel. His reign was spent in fear of God. Michal mocked David as he danced praising Jehovah as he conquered Jerusalem and entered the ark of the covenant. this ridicule cost Michal not being able to be a mother (2 Samuel 6:20-23)
1 Samuel 18: 20
20 But Michal, Saul's other daughter, loved David; and this was told to Saul, and it pleased him.
Abigail
She is one of the women in the Bible who is considered to have been very intelligent and balanced. Thanks to her good sense, she prevented David from killing her husband Nabal (1 Samuel 25).
Nabal was a rich man with a very bad character. David was taking care of his flocks from thieves one day he sent some messengers to please send him food and water. Nabal replied in a rude and haughty manner that he would not command anyone, which made David furious.
Abigail learned what her husband had done and sent her servants to plead for his life. David spared Nabal's life, and he died some time later. David and Abigail were married after this. To learn more about impactful stories, check out Christian sermon outlines.
Bathsheba
It was a very beautiful woman who fell in love with David just by being seen bathing. She was the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah. The husband would die in battle after David ordered to put him in a very dangerous position of war, right on the front lines. When David and Bathsheba died they were together and had a child that they would lose.
David repented of his sin. God heard the prayer of his servant and gave him a son who would be called Solomon. However, this sin cost David his house to be divided.
2 Samuel 11: 2
2 One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a beautiful woman bathing.
2 Samuel 11: 15
15 And he wrote in the letter, saying, “Put Uriah in the front, in the thick of the battle, and withdraw from him, that he may be struck down and die.”
2 Samuel 11: 26-27
26 When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband Uriah was dead, she mourned for her husband.
27 After the period of mourning was over, David sent for her and brought her to his house; and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord.
abisag
She was David's companion when he was already very old. They had no relationship other than sleeping together, as David never wanted to meet her.
1 Kings 1: 1-4
1 When King David was old and advanced in years, they covered him with clothes, but he had no warmth.
2 So his servants said to him, “Find a young virgin for my lord the king, to stand before him and keep him warm, and to lie with him, so that my lord the king may be warm.”
3 So they searched throughout all the land of Israel for a beautiful young woman, and they found Abishag the Shunammite, and they brought her to the king.
4 The young woman was beautiful; she kept the king company and served him, but the king never knew her.
the queen of sheba
She was a queen who heard of the great wisdom of King Solomon. Because of Solomon's great fame, she decided to meet him at her house. She brought him many gifts to show her respect for him, when she arrived and she found that everything she had heard was true she greatly blessed him.
1 Kings 10: 1-2
10 When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame that Solomon had obtained through the name of the Lord, she came to test him with hard questions.
2 And he came to Jerusalem with a very large retinue, with camels laden with spices, and gold in great abundance, and precious stones; and when he came to Solomon, he told him all that was in his heart.
1 Kings 10: 6-8
6 And he said to the king: What I heard in my own country about your achievements and your wisdom is true;
7 But I did not believe it until I came, and my eyes have seen that not even half was told me; your wisdom and goodness are greater than the fame I had heard.
8 Blessed are your men, blessed are these your servants, who stand continually before you, and hear your wisdom.
The widow of Zarephath
It is the one that gave food and drink to the prophet Elijah after several days without being able to drink or eat as a result of a terrible drought that hit the region. God's grace was also reflected in the woman's house when her son dies while she gives Elijah a room and he intercedes for the child to come back to life.
1 Kings 17: 10-11
9 Arise, go to Sarepta of Sidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.
10 So he got up and went to Zarephath. When he came to the gate of the city, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup so I may have a drink.”
11 And as she was going to get it, he called again and said to her, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”
1 Kings 17: 15-16
15 So she went and did as Elijah had told her; and he and she and her household ate for many days.
16 And the jar of flour was not used up, nor did the jug of oil run dry, according to the word of the Lord spoken by Elijah.
1 Kings 17: 22-24
22 And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the child returned to him, and he revived.
23 Then Elijah took the child, brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother, and Elijah said to her, “See, your son lives.”
24 Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is true.”
Jezebel
She is one of the women in the Bible who was characterized by dominating her husband, she was the one who ruled her house. Furthermore, her heart was evil, full of bitterness and sin. She was the wife of the king of Israel named Ahab, they did not share the same beliefs, because she worshiped the god Baal who belonged to the Canaanite belief.
She was a woman who lived in lies, encouraged violence and bad living, murdered to achieve her goals. She died as Jehovah said in a very violent way and her body was not found.
1 Kings 18: 4
4 For when Jezebel was destroying the prophets of the Lord, Obadiah took a hundred prophets and hid them fifty by fifty in caves, and fed them with bread and water.
1 Kings 21: 7-8
7 And his wife Jezebel said to him, “Are you now king over Israel? Arise, eat, and be merry; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
8 Then she wrote letters in Ahab's name, sealed them with his signet ring, and sent them to the elders and the nobles who lived in the city with Naboth.
1 Kings 21: 23
23 The Lord has spoken of Jezebel, saying, “Dogs will eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.”
2 Kings 9: 36-37
36 And they returned and told him. And he said, “This is the word of God, which he spoke by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ‘In the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel,’”
37 And the body of Jezebel shall be like dung upon the face of the earth in the inheritance of Jezreel, so that no one may say: This is Jezebel.
The Shulammite one of the women of the Bible
She is a character from the Book of Songs. In this book, love is presented in its purest form. The story centers on two main characters: King Solomon (Song of Songs 1:4, 12; 3:9, 11; 7:5) and the Shulammite woman (Song of Songs 6:13). The historical context of the book is when Solomon ascended to the throne of David in 971 BC. He falls in love with this young woman as soon as he assumes the throne.
As we have noticed, this song highlights the purity and beauty of love in a marriage. It highlights the principles of loyalty and fidelity of both.
Despite this wisdom and convictions of Solomon we know that he turned away from this way of life. He led a promiscuous life. However, after the journey of his life, when analyzing his experiences, he knew that this life was only vanity and he concludes:
Ecclesiastes 9:9
9 Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain life that are given you under the sun, all your vain days; for this is your portion in life, and in your toil with which you labor under the sun.
Song of Solomon 2:16
16 My beloved is mine, and I his;
He feeds among lilies.
Song of Solomon 7:10
10 I am from my beloved,
And with me he has his contentment.
Athaliah
She was the mother of King Ahaziah, when she saw that her son had died she usurped the throne. She destroying all royal offspring she ruled for six years until the seventh year the true king was appointed and anointed.
2 Kings 11: 1
1 When Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal offspring.
2 Kings 11: 12-13
12 Then Jehoiada brought out the king's son, placed the crown on him, and gave him the testimony, and they made him king by anointing him; and clapping their hands they said, “Long live the king!”
13 When Athaliah heard the sound of the people running, she went with the people into the temple of the Lord.
2 Kings 11: 15-16
15 But Jehoiada the priest commanded the commanders of hundreds who ruled the army, and said to them, “Bring her out of the temple precincts, and whoever pursues her, kill him with the sword.” (For the priest had said not to kill her in the temple of the Lord.)
16 So they opened the way for her; and on the road by which the horsemen enter into the king's house, there they killed her.
Ester
She was a Jewish woman of great character, respectful and a believer in Jehovah. She kept each of His commandments and respected and cared for her people. The queen prevented the massacre of her people, as planned by Haman, the Persian prime minister. After leading the people of Israel, who were under Persian rule, in fasting and prayer with her, she interceded with her husband, King Ahasuerus, persuading him to issue a law that would allow the Jews to defend themselves. Learn more about reading the Bible to understand its message.
Esther 3:13
13 And letters were sent by couriers to all the king's provinces, with the order to destroy, kill, and exterminate all the Jews, young and old, children and women, on the same day, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and to seize their possessions.
Esther 9:13-15
13 And Esther answered, “If it pleases the king, let it be granted to the Jews in Susa tomorrow also to do according to the law of today, and let them hang Haman’s ten sons on the gallows.”
14 And the king commanded that it be done. The order was given in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman.
15 And the Jews who were in Susa also gathered together on the fourteenth of the month of Adar, and killed in Susa three hundred men; but they did not touch their goods.
Women of the New Testament Bible
The New Testament marks the new covenant that is created with the coming, death and resurrection of Jesus. This new pact is based on the fact that Jesus would be the Lamb that would save us from eternal death, since our souls would be bought with the price of blood which he would shed on the cross of Calvary. The women of the Bible who would accompany Jesus in his life on Earth are the following:
Elisabet
She is the mother of John the Baptist, who dedicated herself to baptizing all those who heard the good news. When Jesus began his ministry, John baptized him in the Jordan River. Elisabeth was touched by the Holy Spirit and greatly blessed Mary the mother of Jesus.
Luke 1: 41-42
41 And it came to pass, when Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, that the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,
42 And she exclaimed with a loud voice, and said: Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
Luke 1: 59-60
59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called him by his father's name, Zechariah.
60 But his mother answered, “No; he shall be called John.”
Mary one of the most important women in the Bible
She is the woman that God chose to bring his Son Jesus into the world. Since she was a pure woman of heart and without sin. She was a woman who kept Jehovah in her heart and she was fearful of Him, therefore she was always in his ways.
The Holy Spirit reveals her as a highly favored woman (Luke 1:28). Mary's humility leads her to recognize that she herself needs a Savior (Luke 1:47). Regarding Mary, it is important to note that while Jesus was preaching the Word of God and the message of salvation, one of the women present blessed the womb of the woman who gave him life and the breasts that nursed him. However, it is necessary to clarify that Jesus goes beyond that and says, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it" (Luke 11:28). Find more information about the resurrection of Jesus.
Mattheww 7:7-8
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was thus: When His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit.
19 Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to put her away secretly.
20 But while he was thinking about this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.”
Luke 1: 27-28
27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
28 And the angel came to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you; blessed are you among women.”
Luke 1: 30-31
30 Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.”
31 And now, you will conceive in your womb, and you will give birth to a son, and you will name him JESUS.
32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David;
Luke 1: 34-35
34 Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?”
35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.”
the prophetess anna
She is one of the women in the Bible who became a prophetess after the birth of Jesus. The woman, who was the daughter of Phanuel, was found holding the child and praising Jehovah, saying that this child would be the liberation of all Jerusalem.
Luke 2: 36-38
36 There was also Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,
37 and she was a widow for eighty-four years; and she did not depart from the temple, serving night and day with fasting and prayers.
38 Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.
Mary Magdalene one of the women of the Bible
She was a great disciple of the Lord Jesus, Christ freed her from seven demons and from that moment she left everything to go with Him and show her devotion. She is one of the women in the Bible who was very close to Him. This is shown when she is the first to be told that Christ had risen on the third day.
Luke 8: 1-3
8 And it came to pass afterward, that Jesus went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the gospel of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,
2 and some women who had been healed of evil spirits and diseases: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,
3 Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others who provided for him out of their resources.
Mattheww 7:7-8
5 But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.”
6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where the Lord lay.
Mark 16: 6
6 But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen, he is not here; see the place where they laid him.
Pontius Pilate's wife
Although her name is not named, this is one of the women in the Bible who is described as a God-fearing woman. She asks her husband who ruled in Rome not to crucify Jesus since this made her soul restless, although she was not a believer, she the woman knew that she was doing injustice to the Lord.
Matthew 27: 19
19 While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him a message saying, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered much in a dream today because of him.”
Priscila
This woman was the wife of Aquila, both believed and shared the passion for Christ and his messages, so they both became missionaries so that many other people would know his Word.
Acts 18: 2-3
2 He found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. He went to them,
3 And since he was of the same trade, he stayed with them, and they worked together, for their trade was tentmaking.
Romans 16: 3-4
3 Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
4 who risked their lives for me; to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.
The women of the Bible commit adultery
It is one of the many stories in the Bible where Jesus shows the mercy and love that he has for each one of us. The text speaks of how the Pharisee men brought a woman who had been found in sin and the law established that she should be stoned to death. But Jesus showed his love when he told each of the Pharisees that whoever is without sin should cast the first stone and even if Jesus is without sin, he forgives them.
John 8: 4-11
4 They said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the very act of adultery.”
5 And in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?
6 But they said this to test him, so that they might have some charge to bring against him. But Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.
7 And when they persisted in questioning him, he stood up and said unto them, Let him that hath no sin of you be the first to cast the stone at her.
8 And bending down again towards the ground, he continued writing on the ground.
9 But when they heard this, convicted by their conscience, they went out one by one, beginning with the oldest, even to the last; and Jesus was left alone, with the woman standing in the midst.
10 Jesus straightened up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”
11 She said, “No one, Lord.” Then Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on do not sin again.”
Each of these women in the Bible demonstrated the blessings that come from following the paths of the Lord Jesus Christ and the things that can happen if you get out of His way. That is why we follow their examples of worship and fear of our Lord Jesus Christ so that we may be blessed with each of the promises that God has left us.
The Lord used them before, during and after the arrival of the lamb that would save the world. The women of the Bible that are described here are not the only ones, others exist, they are the most outstanding in our opinion, that is why we invite you to read and scrutinize the mysteries that the Bible has for each one of us.
As Christians we must know each one of the characters of the Bible since we can learn from the men and women of the Bible the goodness and the mistakes they made for us not to do it. God loves us as we are but since he is perfect we must try to please him every day.
After reading this interesting post about the women of the Bible, we invite you to read this article about biblical characters.
In the same way we leave the following video so you can learn more about these women who marked the history of the world