Stories of Bible Heroines

… like upwardly mobile Abigail who saved handsome young David. Or warrior women Deborah & Jael, the giant-killers.  Or persistent Hannah, mistaken for a drunk. Or ruthless Judith, who cut off her enemy’s head!  Or the apostle Mary Magdalene, witness to the Resurrection. Or Jesus’ mother Mary of Nazareth,  puzzled by her precocious son. Or Miriam, leader of women in the wilderness.  Or resourceful Naomi who knew how to catch a husband.  Or the beloved Rachel. Or Rahab the prostitute who saved an army. Or far-sighted Rebecca. Or loyal Ruth with the sense to take good advice. Or the inquisitive Samaritan Woman.

Links, texts, the Bible world

Abigail saved David   An ambitious woman rids herself of an inconvenient husband

Deborah & Jael, warrior women      Bible text      The world she lived in

Hannah     a persistent woman

Judith       Bible text     Judith’s world

Magdelene      Gospel text       Magdalene’s world  

Mary of Nazareth      Life in Nazareth        The real Mary      Mary in the gospels     Paintings of Mary    

Miriam      Bible text for Miriam’s story      Escape from Egypt, the Golden Calf

Naomi      Naomi’s story in the Bible      Paintings of Naomi & Ruth  

Rachel      Bible text for Rachel’s story      The world Rachel lived in   Michelangelo’s Rachel  

Rahab      Women ancestors of Jesus     Ancient Jericho  

Rebecca      Rebecca’s world     The Bible text      Famous paintings of Rebecca

Ruth      Naomi’s story     The Bible text      Famous paintings of Ruth

Samaritan Woman     The story in John’s gospel     Enemies: Samaritans & Jews