Stories of Women Leaders in the Bible

… like Anna who saw the Messiah  before anyone else.  Or Asenath of ancient Egypt, highborn wife of Moses. Or Dorcas/Tabitha, raised from the dead by Peter.  Or Elizabeth who greeted the Messiah in Mary’s womb. Or Huldah, the prophetess who commanded a king.  Or Joanna who saw the Resurrection angel.  Or Martha & Mary , the two sides of Woman?  Or  Noah’s Wife , model of forbearance.  Or  Peter’s mother-in-law , who knew how and when to cook.  Or  Prisca/Priscilla building the Christian churches. Or another Christian woman,  Dorcas/Tabitha.  Or the widow who gave a mite, all she had. Or the strange, wild Witch of Endor.  Or Zipporah, who circumcised her son.

Extra links, Bible texts, the Bible world

Anna saw the Messiah    with Bible text   Maps of Jerusalem in Jesus’ time 

Asenath of ancient Egypt, with Bible text

Dorcas/Tabitha     Death & burial   

Elizabeth   Elizabeth in Luke’s gospel     Priests in the Bible

Huldah, prophetess, with Bible text

Joanna    What is an angel?

Martha & Mary      Mary & Martha in the gospels    Jesus’ world    Mary & Martha: paintings  

Noah’s Wife     Paintings of the Flood

Peter’s mother-in-law    Food at the time of Jesus

Prisca/Priscilla     Dorcas/Tabitha, another Christian woman

A widow’s mite     Stories from the life of Jesus

Witch of Endor      Magic in the Bible

Zipporah     Circumcision in ancient times