Bible texts for the stories + Books of the Bible

Women in the Bible – the Bible texts

Bathsheba & King David
2 Samuel, 1 Kings

Esther saves her people
Book of Esther

Basemath & Tapheth, little princesses 1 Kings 4:7-15

Queen Jezebel – wicked?
1 Kings, 2 Kings

Michal, betrayed wife of David
1 Samuel

Deborah & Jael, warrior women Judges 4 & 5

Judith beheads Holofernes Book of Judith

Potiphar’s Wife, lonely, bored
Genesis 39

Tamar tricks Judah, wins justice
Genesis 38

Ruth, loyal friend
Book of Ruth

Naomi, dear mother-in-law
Book of Ruth

Miriam, fearless leader
Exodus, Numbers

Rachel the beloved
Genesis 28-35

Rebecca, shrewd matriarch Genesis 24-27

Sarah, princess of her tribe Book of Genesis

Delilah, Samson’s temptress Judges 16

Eve, great mother of all
Genesis 2, 3, 4

Jephtah sacrifices his daughter Judges 11

Hagar, Egyptian slave woman Genesis 16, 17, 21

Samaritan Woman
John 4:1-42

The Woman taken in adultery
John 8:2-11

Jesus cures the crippled woman
Luke 13:10-17

Woman with an issue of blood
Mark, Luke, Matthew

The wife of Pontius Pilate
Matthew 27:19

Elizabeth, cousin of Mary
Luke 1