The following is a list of women found in the

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A

Abigail Abigail () was an Israelite woman in the Hebrew Bible married to Nabal; she married the future King David after Nabal's death ( 1 Samuel ). Abigail was David's second wife, after Saul and Ahinoam's daughter, Michal, whom Saul later marri ...

– mother of Amasa, Sister of

David David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

. ''I Chronicles 2:15–17'' *

– wife of the wicked

Nabal According to the 1st Book of Samuel Chapter 25, Nabal ( ''Nāḇāl'', "fool") was a rich Calebite, described as harsh and surly. He is featured in a story in which he is threatened by David over an insult, and ultimately killed by God. Biblica ...

, who became a wife of

after Nabal's death. ''I Samuel 25'' * Abihail #1 – wife of

Abishur Abishur (Father of the wall; i.e., "mason") is one of the two sons of Shammai of the Tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles The Book of Chronicles ( he, דִּבְרֵי־הַיָּמִים ) is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Chron ...

and mother of Ahban and Molid. ''I Chronicles'' *Abihail #2 – wife of king Rehoboam ''II Chronicles'' II Chronicles 11:18 * Abishag – concubine of aged King David. ''I Kings'' *

Abital Avital ( he, אֲבִיטַל ''’Ăḇîṭāl'') is a Hebrew given name of Old Testament origin. Traditionally a female given name, its modern usage is unisex. Avital is also used as a surname. Etymology "Abital" translates to ''dewy'' ( ...

– one of King David's wives ''II Samuel''; ''I Chronicles''I Chronicles 3:3 * Achsah (or Acsah) – daughter of Caleb. When Caleb promised her to

Othniel Othniel (; he, עָתְנִיאֵל בֶּן קְנַז, ''ʿOṯnīʾēl ben Qenaz'') was the first of the biblical judges. The etymology of his name is uncertain, but may mean "God/He is my strength" or "God has helped me". Family The Hebr ...

in marriage, she requested that he increased her dowry to include not only land, but springs of water as well. ''Joshua, Judges, I Chronicles'' *Adah – Adah # 1 – wife of Lamech, ''Genesis'' *Adah – Adah #2 – daughter of Elon, the Hittite and one of the wives of

Esau Esau ''Ēsaû''; la, Hesau, Esau; ar, عِيسَوْ ''‘Īsaw''; meaning "hairy"Easton, M. ''Illustrated Bible Dictionary'', (, , 2006, p. 236 or "rough".Mandel, D. ''The Ultimate Who's Who in the Bible'', (.), 2007, p. 175 is the elder son o ...

. Possibly original name of

Bashemath Basemath (, Arabic: بسمة; "Sweet-smile"), in the Hebrew Bible, is one of the wives of Esau. In , Basemath is the name of the first wife of Esau. She was the daughter of Elon the Hittite (). Because Basemath was a Canaanite, Esau’s marriage ...

. ''Genesis'' *

Ahinoam Ahinoam ( he, ''ʾăḥīnōʿam'') is a Hebrew name literally meaning ''brother of pleasantness'', or ''my brother is pleasant'', thus meaning ''pleasant''. There are two references in the Bible to people; who bear that name; *A daughter of Ahi ...

#1 – wife of

King Saul Saul (; he, , ; , ; ) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the first monarch of the United Kingdom of Israel. His reign, traditionally placed in the late 11th century BCE, supposedly marked the transition of Israel and Judah from a scattered tri ...

, mother of

Michal Michal (; he, מיכל , gr, Μιχάλ) was, according to the first Book of Samuel, a princess of the United Kingdom of Israel; the younger daughter of King Saul, she was the first wife of David (), who later became king, first of Judah, ...

(wife of King David) ''I Samuel'' *

#2 – one of King David's wives, mother of

Amnon Amnon ( he, אַמְנוֹן ''’Amnōn'', "faithful") was, in the Hebrew Bible, the oldest son of King David and his second wife, Ahinoam of Jezreel. He was born in Hebron during his father's reign in Judah. He was the heir apparent to the th ...

. ''I Samuel; II Samuel; I Chronicles'' *

Aholibamah Aholibamah (Hebrew: ''ʾĀhŏlīḇāmā''; "My tabernacle of/is height/exaltation" or "Tent of the High Place"Phillips, J. ''Exploring Genesis: an expository commentary'', (, ), 2001, p. 284), is an eight-time referenced matriarch in the biblical ...

(or Oholibamah) – Daughter of

Anah Anah or Ana ( ar, عانة, ''ʾĀna'', syr, ܐܢܐ), formerly also known as Anna, is an Iraqi town on the Euphrates river, approximately midway between the Gulf of Alexandretta and the Persian Gulf. Anah lies from west to east on the right ban ...

and one of

's wives. Also called Judith. ''Genesis'' *

Anna the Prophetess Anna ( he, חַנָּה, grc, Ἄννα) or Anna the Prophetess is a woman mentioned in the Gospel of Luke. According to that Gospel, she was an elderly woman of the Tribe of Asher who prophesied about Jesus at the Temple of Jerusalem. She ...

– aged Jewish prophetess who prophesied about

Jesus Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label= Hebrew/ Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religiou ...

at the

Temple of Jerusalem The Temple in Jerusalem, or alternatively the Holy Temple (; , ), refers to the two now-destroyed religious structures that served as the central places of worship for Israelites and Jews on the modern-day Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusa ...

. ''Luke'' * Asenath – Egyptian wife of

Joseph Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

. ''Genesis'' * Ashtoreth – Ancient Near Eastern goddess that mentioned in Judges,

1 Kings The Book of Kings (, '' Sēfer Məlāḵīm'') is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Kings) in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It concludes the Deuteronomistic history, a history of Israel also including the book ...

, and

2 Kings The Book of Kings (, '' Sēfer Məlāḵīm'') is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Kings) in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It concludes the Deuteronomistic history, a history of Israel also including the book ...

* Atarah – second wife of Jerahmeel. ''I Chronicles'' * Athaliah – Queen of Judah during the reign of King

Jehoram Jehoram (meaning " Jehovah is exalted" in Biblical Hebrew) was the name of several individuals in the Tanakh. The female version of this name is Athaliah. *The son of Toi, King of Hamath who was sent by his father to congratulate David on the oc ...

, and later became sole ruler of Judah for five years. ''II Kings, II Chronicles'' * Azubah #1 – Caleb's wife. ''I Chronicles'' * Azubah #2 – wife of King Asa, 3rd king of Judah, and mother of

Jehoshaphat Jehoshaphat (; alternatively spelled Jehosaphat, Josaphat, or Yehoshafat; ; el, Ἰωσαφάτ, Iosafát; la, Josaphat), according to 1 Kings 22:41, was the son of Asa, and the fourth king of the Kingdom of Judah, in succession to his fathe ...

. '' I Kings, II Chronicles''

B

* Baara – Moabitess, wife of Shaharaim. ''I Chronicles'' * Basemeth #1 – daughter of Elon, the Hittite, One of the wives of

. ''Genesis'' * Basemeth #2 – daughter of Ishmael and 3rd wife of

. ''Genesis'' * Basemeth #3 – daughter of Solomon, wife of Ahimaaz. ''I Kings'' * Bathsheba – wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of

, king of the

United Kingdom of Israel and Judah The United Monarchy () in the Hebrew Bible refers to Israel and Judah under the reigns of Saul, David, and Solomon. It is traditionally dated to have lasted between and . According to the biblical account, on the succession of Solomon's son ...

. She was the mother of Solomon, who succeeded David as king. ''II Samuel, I Kings, I Chronicles'' * Berenice – sister of King Agrippa Acts 25:13; Acts 25:23 and Acts 26:30 *

Bilhah Bilhah ( "unworried", Standard Hebrew: ''Bīlha'', Tiberian Hebrew: ''Bīlhā'') is a woman mentioned in the Book of Genesis.For the etymology, see describes her as Laban's handmaid, who was given to Rachel to be her handmaid on Rachel's marria ...

–

Rachel Rachel () was a Biblical figure, the favorite of Jacob's two wives, and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Rachel's father was Laban. Her older sister was Leah, Jacob's first wife. Her aun ...

's handmaid and a concubine of

Jacob Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. J ...

who bears him two sons, Dan and

Naphtali According to the Book of Genesis, Naphtali (; ) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Bilhah (Jacob's sixth son). He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Naphtali. Some biblical commentators have suggested that the name ''Naphtali'' ...

. ''Genesis'' *

Bithiah The Pharaoh's daughter ( he, בַּת־פַּרְעֹה, lit=daughter of Pharaoh) in the story of the finding of Moses in the biblical Book of Exodus is an important, albeit minor, figure in Abrahamic religions. Though some variations of her stor ...

–

Pharaoh's daughter (Exodus) The Pharaoh's daughter ( he, בַּת־פַּרְעֹה, lit=daughter of Pharaoh) in the story of the finding of Moses in the biblical Book of Exodus is an important, albeit minor, figure in Abrahamic religions. Though some variations of her stor ...

. Also identified with/as

Asiya Asiya bint Muzahim ( ar, آسِيَة بِنْت مُزَاحِم, Āsiya bint Muzāḥim) was, according to the Qur'an and Islamic tradition, the wife of the Pharaoh of the Exodus and adoptive mother of Moses, identified as Bithiah in the Je ...

in Muslim interpretations. Wife of

Mered Mered is a biblical character, who was from the Tribe of Judah and noted as the husband of Bithiah, daughter of Pharaoh. See Books of Chronicles (). According to the Midrash, Bithiah was one of the mothers of Moses. Mered in Legend Jewish traditi ...

, a descendant of Judah. '' 1 Chronicles 4''

C

* Candace –

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queen; a eunuch under her authority and in charge of her treasury was witnessed to by

Philip the Evangelist Philip the Evangelist ( el, Φίλιππος, ''Philippos'') appears several times in the Acts of the Apostles. He was one of the Seven chosen to care for the poor of the Christian community in Jerusalem (). He preached and reportedly perfo ...

, led to God and baptized. Acts * Chloe – mentioned in Corinthians. Means “Green herb”. * Claudia – greeted by Paul the Apostle. 2 Timothy *

Cozbi Cozbi or Kozbi ( hbo, כָּזְבִּי, tr. ''Kozbī'') is mentioned in in the Hebrew Bible as " hedaughter of Zur", a prominent Midianite, and a wife or concubine of the Israelite Zimri, son of Salu. The Lord objected to the mixing of the Isr ...

– A Midianite princess who was killed by

Phinehas According to the Hebrew Bible, Phinehas or Phineas (; , ''Phinees'', ) was a priest during the Israelites’ Exodus journey. The grandson of Aaron and son of Eleazar, the High Priests (), he distinguished himself as a youth at Shittim with h ...

(grandson of Aaron) because her evil influence was seen as the source of a plague among the

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according to Numbers 25. The incident was then taken as a pretext for the War against the Midianites in

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D

* Damaris. ''Acts'' *

Deborah According to the Book of Judges, Deborah ( he, דְּבוֹרָה, ''Dəḇōrā'', "bee") was a prophetess of the God of the Israelites, the fourth Judge of pre-monarchic Israel and the only female judge mentioned in the Bible. Many scholars ...

#1 – Nursemaid to

Rebekah Rebecca, ; Syriac: , ) from the Hebrew (lit., 'connection'), from Semitic root , 'to tie, couple or join', 'to secure', or 'to snare') () appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical ...

and later to

and

. Genesis *

#2 – Prophetess and the fourth, and the only female, Judge of pre–monarchic

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

in the Old Testament. Judges *

Delilah Delilah ( ; , meaning "delicate";Gesenius's ''Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon'' ar, دليلة, Dalīlah; grc, label= Greek, Δαλιδά, Dalidá) is a woman mentioned in the sixteenth chapter of the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible. She is loved ...

– The "woman in the valley of Sorek" who

Samson Samson (; , '' he, Šīmšōn, label= none'', "man of the sun") was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges (chapters 13 to 16) and one of the last leaders who "judged" Israel before the institution o ...

loved. Judges * Dinah – Daughter of

, one of the

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of the

and

Leah Leah ''La'ya;'' from (; ) appears in the Hebrew Bible as one of the two wives of the Biblical patriarch Jacob. Leah was Jacob's first wife, and the older sister of his second (and favored) wife Rachel. She is the mother of Jacob's first son ...

, his first wife. Genesis *

Dorcas Dorcas ( el, Δορκάς, Dorkás, used as a translated variant of the Aramaic name), or Tabitha ( arc, טביתא/ܛܒܝܬܐ, Ṭaḇīṯā, (female) gazelle), was an early disciple of Jesus mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles (, see discussi ...

, also known as Tabitha. Acts *Drusilla – The wife of a judge named Felix, mentioned in Acts 24:24.

E

* Eglah – One of King

's wives. ''II Samuel, I Chronicles'' *

Elizabeth Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Ships * HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships * ''Elisabeth'' (sch ...

– Mother of John the Baptist and the wife of Zacharias. ''Luke'' *

Elisheba Elisheba (; ) was the wife of the Israelite prophet Aaron, who was the elder brother of Moses and the first High Priest of Israel, according to the Hebrew Bible. She was said to be a daughter of Amminadab from the Tribe of Judah, and a sister of ...

– Wife of Aaron. ''Exodus'' * Ephah – one of the concubines of Caleb (prince of Judah) ''I Chronicles'' *

Ephrath Ephrath or Ephrathah or Ephratah ( he, אֶפְרָת \ אֶפְרָתָה) is a biblically-referenced former name of Bethlehem, meaning "fruitful". It is also a personal name. Biblical place A very old tradition is that Ephrath refers to Bethleh ...

– Second wife of Caleb (the spy) ''I Chronicles'' *

Esther Esther is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther. In the Achaemenid Empire, the Persian king Ahasuerus seeks a new wife after his queen, Vashti, is deposed for disobeying him. Hadassah, a Jewess who goes by the name of Esther, is chosen ...

(her Hebrew name was Hadassah) – Queen of the Persian Empire in the

Hebrew Bible The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach"
'' Ahasuerus Ahasuerus ( ; , commonly ''Achashverosh'';; fa, اخشورش, Axšoreš; fa, label= New Persian, خشایار, Xašāyār; grc, Ξέρξης, Xérxēs. grc, label= Koine Greek, Ἀσουήρος, Asouḗros, in the Septuagint; la, Assue ...

. ''

'' *Eunice – mother of Timothy * Euodia – Christian of the church in Philippi *

Eve Eve (; ; ar, حَوَّاء, Ḥawwāʾ; el, Εὕα, Heúa; la, Eva, Heva; Syriac: romanized: ) is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. According to the origin story, "Creation myths are symbolic stories describing how the ...

– First woman, wife of Adam. ''Genesis''

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* Gomer – Wife of

Hosea In the Hebrew Bible, Hosea ( or ; he, הוֹשֵׁעַ – ''Hōšēaʿ'', 'Salvation'; gr, Ὡσηέ – ''Hōsēé''), son of Beeri, was an 8th-century BCE prophet in Israel and the nominal primary author of the Book of Hosea. He is t ...

and a prostitute. ''Hosea''

H

Hagar Hagar, of uncertain origin; ar, هَاجَر, Hājar; grc, Ἁγάρ, Hagár; la, Agar is a biblical woman. According to the Book of Genesis, she was an Egyptian slave, a handmaiden of Sarah (then known as ''Sarai''), whom Sarah gave to h ...

– Egyptian handmaiden of Sarah, wife of

Abraham Abraham, ; ar, , , name=, group= (originally Abram) is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, he is the founding father of the special relationship between the Je ...

. Hagar became the mother of one of Abraham's sons, Ishmael. ''Genesis'' * Herodia *

Haggith Haggith ( ''Ḥaggīṯ''; sometimes ''Hagith'', ''Aggith'') is a biblical figure, one of the wives of David. Her name means "festive." Haggith is mentioned in 2 Samuel 3:4, 1 Kings 1–2, and 1 Chronicles 3:2. She only appears as the mother of A ...

– Wife of King

, mother of Adoniyah ''II Samuel, I Kings, I Chronicles'' * Hammolekheth – possibly rules over portion of

Gilead Gilead or Gilad (; he, גִּלְעָד ''Gīləʿāḏ'', ar, جلعاد, Ǧalʻād, Jalaad) is the ancient, historic, biblical name of the mountainous northern part of the region of Transjordan.''Easton's Bible Dictionary'Galeed''/ref> ...

. ''I Chronicles''I Chronicles 7:18 * Hamutal – Wife of Josiah and mother of "ungodly" sons Jehoahaz and Mattaniah. ''II Kings, Jeremiah'' * Hannah – A prophetess and worshipper at

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. Mother of Samuel. ''I Samuel'' *

Hazzelelponi Hazzelelponi ( he, הַצְּלֶלְפּוֹנִי ''Haṣṣəlelpōnī'', "the shade-facing") is a biblical woman mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:3. Tzelafon was named after her. Hazzelelponi was a daughter of a man named Etam and thus a descenda ...

– daughter of Etam, tribe of Judah'' I Chronicles'' * Helah – ''I Chronicles'' * Hephziba – Wife of King

Hezekiah Hezekiah (; hbo, , Ḥīzqīyyahū), or Ezekias); grc, Ἐζεκίας 'Ezekías; la, Ezechias; also transliterated as or ; meaning "Yahweh, Yah shall strengthen" (born , sole ruler ), was the son of Ahaz and the 13th king of Kingdom of Jud ...

and mother of

Manasseh Manasseh () is both a given name and a surname. Its variants include Manasses and Manasse. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Ezekiel Saleh Manasseh (died 1944), Singaporean rice and opium merchant and hotelier * Jacob Manasseh (die ...

, who undid Hezekiah's good works. ''II Kings'' * Hodesh – one of the wives of Shaharaim ''I Chronicles'' * Hodiah's wife –'' I Chronicles'' * Hogla (or Hoglah) – One of the five daughters of

Zelophehad The Daughters of Zelophehad ( he, בְּנוֹת צְלָפְחָד ''Bənōṯ Ṣəlāfəḥāḏ'') were five sisters – Mahlah (מַחְלָה ''Maḥlā''), Noa (נֹעָה ''Nōʿā''), Hoglah (חָגְלָה ''Ḥoglā''), Milcah (מִל� ...

who fought and won the right to inherit their deceased father's property. ''Numbers, Joshua''Joshua 17:3 *

Huldah Huldah ( he, חֻלְדָּה ''Ḥuldā'') was a prophet mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in and . According to the Bible, she was a prophetess. After the discovery of a book of the Law during renovations at Solomon's Temple, on the order of King ...

– Prophetess ''II Kings, II Chronicles'' * Hushim – One of the wives of Shaharaim ''I Chronicles''

I

Iscah Iscah ( ''Yīskā''; gr, Ἰεσχά) is the daughter of Haran and the niece of Abraham in the Book of Genesis. The passage in which Iscah is mentioned is extremely brief. As a result rabbinical scholars have developed theories to explain it, ...

– Daughter of

's younger brother Haran ''Genesis''Genesis 11:29

J

* Jael – Heroine who killed

Sisera Sisera ( he, סִיסְרָא ''Sîsərā'') was commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin of Hazor, who is mentioned in of the Hebrew Bible. After being defeated by the forces of the Israelite tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali under the com ...

to deliver

from the troops of king

Jabin Jabin ( he, יָבִין ''Yāḇīn'') is a Biblical name meaning 'discerner', or 'the wise'. It may refer to: * A king of Hazor at the time of the entrance of Israel into CanaanJoshua 11:1, whose overthrow and that of the northern chiefs with w ...

. She was the wife of Heber the

Kenite According to the Hebrew Bible, the Kenites ( or ; he, ''Qēinī'') were a nomadic tribe in the ancient Levant. The Kenites were coppersmiths and metalworkers. According to some scholars, they are descendants of Cain, Harris, Stephen L., Underst ...

. ''Judges'' * Jecholiah (or Jecoliah) – Wife of Amaziah (King of Judah) and mother of

Uzziah Uzziah (; he, עֻזִּיָּהוּ ''‘Uzzīyyāhū'', meaning "my strength is Yah"; el, Ὀζίας; la, Ozias), also known as Azariah (; he, עֲזַרְיָה ''‘Azaryā''; el, Αζαρίας; la, Azarias), was the tenth king of t ...

. ''II Kings, II Chronicles'' * Jedidah – Wife of wicked king Manessah and mother of Josiah. ''II Kings'' * Jehoaddan (or Jehoaddin) – ''II Kings, II Chronicles'' *

Jehosheba Jehosheba (alternately Jehoshabeath; he, יְהוֹשֶׁ֫בַע ''Yəhōšeḇa‘'', "Yahweh is an oath"), or Josaba, is a figure in the Hebrew Bible. She was the daughter of King Jehoram of Judah, sister to King Ahaziah of Judah and wife of Je ...

(or Jehoshebeath/Josaba) – Daughter of

and wife of

Jehoiada Jehoiada ( ''Yəhōyāḏā‘'', "Yahweh knows") in the Hebrew Bible, was a prominent priest in the kingdom of Judah during the reigns of Ahaziah (reigned c. 842 - 841 BCE), Athaliah (reigned c. 841–835 BCE), and Joash (reigned c. 836–796 B ...

. She saved her nephew Jehoash from massacre. ''II Kings'' * Jemima – One of Job's daughters. ''Job''Job 42:14 * Jerioth – Wife of Caleb (son of

Hezron Hezron () is a name which occurs several times in the Hebrew Bible. It may refer to: * A plain in the south of Judah, south of Kadesh-barnea. (Book of Joshua, ) * A son of Reuben (son of Jacob). (Book of Genesis 46:9) * A grandson of Judah (son ...

) ''I Chronicles'' * Jerusha – Daughter of

Zadok Zadok (or Zadok HaKohen, also spelled Ṣadok, Ṣadoc, Zadoq, Tzadok, or Tsadoq; he, צָדוֹק הַכֹּהֵן, meaning "Righteous, Justified") was a Kohen (priest), biblically recorded to be a descendant from Eleazar the son of Aaron (). H ...

, a priest, wife of King

and mother of Jotham. ''II Kings, I Chronicles, II Chronicles'' *

Jezebel Jezebel (;"Jezebel"
(US) and ) was the daughte ...

#1 – Queen of ancient

. ''I Kings, II Kings'' *Jezebel #2 –

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ess. Revelation *

Joanna Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from from he, יוֹחָנָה, translit=Yôḥānāh, lit=God is gracious. Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice ...

– One of the women who went to prepare Jesus' body for burial. ''Luke'' * Jochebed – Mother of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. ''Exodus, Numbers'' * Judith – Hittite wife of

. ''Genesis'' *Julia – Minor character in the new testament ''Romans'' * Junia or Junias – Regarded highly by St. Paul in Romans. An apostle.

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*Keren–Happuch – One of Job's daughters. ''Job'' *

Keturah Keturah ( he, קְטוּרָה, ''Qəṭūrā'', possibly meaning "incense"; ar, قطورة) was a wife (1917 Jewish Publication Society of America translation). "And Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah...." and a concubine (191 ...

– Wife of

after Sarah's death. ''Genesis, I Chronicles'' * Keziah – Second daughter of Job. ''Job''

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– First wife of

who was given to him in place of

whom he loved. ''Genesis, Ruth'' * Lois, grandmother of

Saint Timothy Timothy or Timothy of Ephesus (Greek language, Greek: ; ''Timótheos'', meaning "honouring God" or "honoured by God") was an early Christian Evangelism, evangelist and the first Christianity, Christian bishop of Ephesus, who tradition relates die ...

. ''II Timothy'' *Lo–Ruhamah – Daughter of

and Gomer. ''Hosea'' * 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. ''Acts''

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*Maacah, the daughter of King Talmi of Geshur, was married to King David and bore him his son Absalom. 2 Samuel 3:3 lso 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" *Maacah #2 – Sister of Makir, father of

. Mentioned one verse later is Makir's wife, also named Maacah. "I Chronicles" *

Mahalath Mahalath was, according to the Bible, the third wife of Esau, daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth. Esau took Mahalath from the house of Ishmael to be his wife, after seeing that Canaanite wives (as was the case of his first two wives, Base ...

– daughter of Ishmael and 3rd wife of

. ''Genesis'' *Mahalath – granddaughter of

and the first wife of King Rehoboam. ''II Chronicles'' *Mahlah – one of the daughters of

''Numbers, JoshuaNumbers 26:33; 27:1; 36:11 *Mahlah – ''I Chronicles'' *

Martha Martha (Hebrew: מָרְתָא‎) is a biblical figure described in the Gospels of Luke and John. Together with her siblings Lazarus and Mary of Bethany, she is described as living in the village of Bethany near Jerusalem. She was witness ...

– ''Luke, John'' *

Mary Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...

– Mother of

. ''Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Galatians'' *

the mother of James and Joses (or Joseph). ''Matthew'' *Mary the mother of John Mark ''Acts'' *

the sister of Martha. ''Luke, John'' *

the wife of Cleophas. ''John'' *

who was greeted by Paul. ''Romans'' * Mary Magdalene – Disciple of

''Matthew, Mark, Luke, John'' *Matred – ''Genesis, I Chronicles''Genesis 36:39I Chronicles 1:50 *Medium of En Dor – ''1 Samuel 28''1Samuel 28 *Mehetabel – daughter of Matred. ''Genesis; I Chronicles'' *Merab – King

Saul Saul (; he, , ; , ; ) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the first monarch of the United Kingdom of Israel. His reign, traditionally placed in the late 11th century BCE, supposedly marked the transition of Israel and Judah from a scattered t ...

's oldest daughter. ''I Samuel'' *Me-Zahab – Mother of Matred, grandmother of Mehetabel."Genesis, I Chronicles" *

– daughter of

and wife of

. ''I Samuel, II Samuel, I Chronicles'' *

Milcah Milcah ( ''Mīlkā'', related to the Hebrew word for "queen") was the daughter of Haran and the wife of Nahor, according to the genealogies of Genesis. She is identified as the grandmother of Rebecca in biblical tradition, and some texts of ...

– wife of Nahor and daughter of Haran. ''Genesis'' *Milcah – one of the daughters of

. ''Numbers, Joshua'' * Miriam – Moses' sister. ''Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, I Chronicles'' *Miriam – woman of Judah. ''I Chronicles'' *Mother of King Lemuel – mother of King Lemuel that gave him the prophetic instruction that became Proverbs 31

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* Naamah – Sister of

Tubal-cain Tubal-cain or Tubalcain ( he, תּוּבַל קַיִן – ''Tūḇal Qayīn'') is a person mentioned in the Bible, in , known for being the first blacksmith. He is stated as the "forger of all instruments of bronze and iron". A descendant of C ...

. ''Genesis'' *Naamah – Mother of King Rehoboam. "II Chronicles" * Naarah – wife of Asher, tribe of Judah. ''I Chronicles'' *

Naomi Naomi or Naomie may refer to: People and biblical figures * Naomi (given name), a female given name and a list of people with the name * Naomi (biblical figure), Ruth's mother-in-law in the Old Testament Book of Ruth * Naomi (Romanian singer) (bor ...

– mother–in–law to

Ruth Ruth (or its variants) may refer to: Places France * Château de Ruthie, castle in the commune of Aussurucq in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of France Switzerland * Ruth, a hamlet in Cologny United States * Ruth, Alabama * Ruth, Ar ...

. ''Ruth'' *Noa – daughter of

. ''Numbers'' *Noadiah – prophetess. Nehemiah

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Orpah Orpah ( he, עָרְפָּה ''ʿOrpā'', meaning "neck" or "fawn") is a woman mentioned in the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible. She was from Moab and was the daughter-in-law of Naomi and wife of Chilion. After the death of her husband, Orpah a ...

– Sister-in-law to Ruth. ''

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* Peninnah – Wife of

Elkanah Elkanah ( he, אֱלְקָנָה ''’Ĕlqānā'' " El has purchased") was, according to the First Book of Samuel, the husband of Hannah, and the father of her children including her first, Samuel. Elkanah practiced polygamy; his other wife, ...

. I Samuel *Persis – a "woman who has worked hard in the Lord" whom Paul the Apostle greeted. Romans. * Phoebe – A deaconess of the church of Cenchrea. Romans *

Priscilla Priscilla is an English female given name adopted from Latin ''Prisca'', derived from ''priscus''. One suggestion is that it is intended to bestow long life on the bearer. The name first appears in the New Testament of Christianity variously as ...

– wife of Aquila, and missionary partner to Paul the Apostle. Acts, Romans, I Corinthians, II Timothy * Puah – one of two midwives who saved the Hebrew boys. ExodusExodus 1:15

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– second wife of

, and sister of

. Mother of Joseph and Benjamin. ''Genesis, I Samuel, Jeremiah, Matthew'' *

Rahab Rahab (; Arabic: راحاب, a vast space of a land) was, according to the Book of Joshua, a woman who lived in Jericho in the Promised Land and assisted the Israelites in capturing the city by hiding two men who had been sent to scout the city ...

– of Jericho. ''Joshua, Matthew, Hebrews, James'' *

– wife of

Isaac Isaac; grc, Ἰσαάκ, Isaák; ar, إسحٰق/إسحاق, Isḥāq; am, ይስሐቅ is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He was th ...

and the mother of

and

. ''Genesis, Romans'' *

Reumah In the account of Terah's family mentioned in the Book of Genesis (), Nahor II ( he, נָחוֹר – ''Nāḥōr'') is listed as the son of Terah, amongst two other brothers, Abram and Haran (). His grandfather was Nahor I, son of Serug. Nahor ...

– concubine of Abraham's brother Nahor. ''Genesis'' * Rhoda – ''Acts'' *

Rizpah Rizpah (riz'-pa, "coal", "hot stone") was the daughter of Aiah, and one of Saul's concubines. She was the mother of Armoni and Mephibosheth (; ). After the death of Saul, according to the Bible, Abner was implicitly accused of having aspiration ...

– daughter of Aiah and one of the concubines of King Saul. ''II Samuel'' *

–

Boaz Boaz (; Hebrew: בֹּעַז ''Bōʿaz''; ) is a biblical figure appearing in the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible and in the genealogies of Jesus in the New Testament and also the name of a pillar in the portico of the historic Temple in J ...

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)

. ''

, Matthew''

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* Salome #1 – daughter of Herodias. Name in Hebrew reads שלומית (Shlomit) and is derived from Shalom שלום, meaning "peace". ''Matthew, Mark'' * Salome #2 – a follower of Jesus present at his crucifixion as well as the empty tomb. Mark *

Samaritan woman at the well The Samaritan woman at the well is a figure from the Gospel of John. John 4:4–42 relates her conversation with Jesus at Jacob's Well near the city of Sychar. Biblical account The woman appears in ; here is John 4:4–26: This episode takes ...

, or Photine is a well known figure from the Gospel of John * Sapphira – ''Acts'' * Sarah #1 – wife of

and the mother of

. Her name was originally "Sarai". According to Genesis 17:15 God changed her name to Sarah as part of a covenant with

Yahweh Yahweh *''Yahwe'', was the national god of ancient Israel and Judah. The origins of his worship reach at least to the early Iron Age, and likely to the Late Bronze Age if not somewhat earlier, and in the oldest biblical literature he poss ...

after

bore Abraham a son Ishmael. Genesis, Isaiah, Romans, Galatians, Hebrews, I Peter *Sarah #2 – wife of Tobias. Tobit *Serah – daughter of Asher mentioned briefly in Genesis. ''Genesis'' * Sheerah – founded three towns. Descendant of Ephraim. ''I Chronicles'' *Shelomit – mother of blasphemer. ''Leviticus'' *Shelomit – daughter of Zerubbabel, sister of Meshullam and Hananiah. ''I Chronicles'' *

Shiphrah Shiphrah ( he, שִׁפְרָה ') and Puah ( he, פּוּעָה ') were two midwives who briefly prevented a genocide of children by the Egyptians, according to Exodus 1:15–21. According to the Exodus narrative, they were commanded by the ...

– 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. Luke * Syntyche – Christian of the church in Philippi mentioned with Euodia

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Tahpenes Tahpenes (; תַּחְפְּנֵיס/תַּחְפְּנֵס ''Taḥpənēs''; LXX Θεκεμιμας ''Thekemimas'', or Θεχεμινας ''Thekheminas''; possibly derived from Egyptian '' tꜣ ḥmt nswt'', meaning ''the wife of the king'', Lat ...

– an Egyptian

queen Queen or QUEEN may refer to: Monarchy * Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom ** List of queens regnant * Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king * Queen dowager, the widow of a king * Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother ...

mentioned in the

First Book of Kings The Book of Kings (, '' Sēfer Məlāḵīm'') is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Kings) in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It concludes the Deuteronomistic history, a history of Israel also including the books ...

. * Tamar #1 – daughter-in-law of Judah, as well as the mother of two of his children, the twins

Zerah Zerah or Zérach ( / "sunrise" Standard Hebrew ''Zéraḥ'' / ''Záraḥ'', Tiberian Hebrew ''Zéraḥ'' / ''Zāraḥ'') refers to several different people in the Hebrew Bible.For the etymology see An Edomite Zerah was the name of an Edomite ch ...

and Perez. ''Genesis'' * Tamar #2 – daughter of King

, and sister of Absalom. Her mother was

Maacah Maacah (or Maakah; he, ''Maʿăḵā'', "crushed"; Maacha in the Codex Alexandrinus, Maachah in the KJV) is a non-gender-specific personal name used in the Bible to refer to a number of people. *A child of Abraham's brother Nachor, evidently a ...

, daughter of

Talmai Talmai (; he, תלמי 'my furrows') is a name in the Bible referring to a number of minor people. Its Aramaic version was associated with the Greek Ptolemy (see that article for the list of corresponding names and surnames), and is the origin of ...

, king of

Geshur Geshur was a territory in the ancient Levant mentioned in the early books of the Hebrew Bible and possibly in several other ancient sources, located in the region of the modern-day Golan Heights. Some scholars suggest it was established as an ind ...

. ''II Samuel'' *Tamar #3 – daughter of David's son Absalom. ''II Samuel'' *Taphath – daughter of Solomon *

Tharbis Tharbis (alternatively Adoniah''Book of Jasher'', 23.5-25.5), according to Josephus, was a Cushite princess of the Kingdom of Kush, who married Moses prior to his marriage to Zipporah as told in the Book of Exodus. Alleged family In Josephus' ...

– according to

Josephus Flavius Josephus (; grc-gre, Ἰώσηπος, ; 37 – 100) was a first-century Romano-Jewish historian and military leader, best known for '' The Jewish War'', who was born in Jerusalem—then part of Roman Judea—to a father of priestly ...

, a Cushite princess who married Moses prior to his marriage to

Zipporah Zipporah, or Tzipora (; he, צִפּוֹרָה, ''Ṣīppōrā'', "bird"),, ''Sepphōra''; ar, صفورة, ''Ṣaffūrah'' is mentioned in the Book of Exodus as the wife of Moses, and the daughter of Reuel/Jethro, the priest and prince of Mid ...

as told in the

Book of Exodus The Book of Exodus (from grc, Ἔξοδος, translit=Éxodos; he, שְׁמוֹת ''Šəmōṯ'', "Names") is the second book of the Bible. It narrates the story of the Exodus, in which the Israelites leave slavery in Biblical Egypt through ...

. 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. ''Genesis'' * Tirzah – one of the daughters of

. ''Numbers, Joshua'' *

Tabitha Tabitha () is an English feminine given name, originating with (or made popular through) Saint Tabitha, mentioned in the New Testament. In the Bible Tabitha or Dorcas is a woman mentioned in the New Testament. The English name is derived fro ...

(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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* Vashti – queen, and wife of King

Ahasuerus Ahasuerus ( ; , commonly ''Achashverosh'';; fa, اخشورش, Axšoreš; fa, label= New Persian, خشایار, Xašāyār; grc, Ξέρξης, Xérxēs. grc, label= Koine Greek, Ἀσουήρος, Asouḗros, in the Septuagint; la, Assue ...

. ''

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Zibiah Zibiah, or Sibia, ( he, צִבְיָה; ''Ṣīḇəyā'', "gazelle") was the consort of King Ahaziah of Judah, and the mother of King Jehoash of Judah.2 Kings 12:1 She was from Beersheba. She is mentioned only in 2 Kings 12:1 and 2 Chronicles 24 ...

– mother of Joash *

Zeresh Zeresh (Hebrew: זֶרֶשׁ) was the wife of Haman the Agagite who is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in the Book of Esther. Zeresh advised her husband to prepare a high gallows (50 cubits) and to hang Mordecai on it ( Esther 5:14). However, she ...

– wife of

Haman Haman ( ; also known as Haman the Agagite or Haman the evil) is the main antagonist in the Book of Esther, who according to the Hebrew Bible was an official in the court of the Persian empire under King Ahasuerus, commonly identified as Xerxes I ...

. ''

'' *

Zeruiah Zeruiah ( sometimes transliterated Tzruya or Zeruya) was a sister of King David. According to both and the Babylonian Talmud, Zeruiah was a daughter of Jesse and sister of Abigail, to whom reference is made in 1 Chronicles () and Samuel 2 (). Ze ...

– daughter or stepdaughter of

Jesse Jesse may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jesse (biblical figure), father of David in the Bible. * Jesse (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Jesse (surname), a list of people Music * ''Jesse'' ( ...

of the

Tribe of Judah According to the Hebrew Bible, the tribe of Judah (, ''Shevet Yehudah'') was one of the twelve Tribes of Israel, named after Judah, the son of Jacob. Judah was the first tribe to take its place in the Land of Israel, occupying the southern ...

, was an older sister of King

. Zeruiah had three sons, Abishai,

Joab Joab (Hebrew Modern: ''Yōʼav'', Tiberian: ''Yōʼāḇ'') the son of Zeruiah, was the nephew of King David and the commander of his army, according to the Hebrew Bible. Name The name Joab is, like many other Hebrew names, theophoric - de ...

, and

Asahel Asahel ( he, עשהאל, grc, ‘Ασαέλ, Latin ''Asael'') was a military leader under King David and the youngest son of David's sister Zeruiah. Asahel thus was the nephew of David and the younger brother of David's general, Joab, Asahel is ...

, all of whom were soldiers in David's army. ''II Samuel, I Chronicles'' * Zillah – wife of Lamech and the mother of

and Naamah. ''Genesis'' *

Zilpah In the Book of Genesis, Zilpah ( he, ''Zīlpā'', meaning uncertain) was Leah's handmaid, presumed slave,In Context whom Leah gave to Jacob like a wife to bear him children (). Zilpah gave birth to two sons, whom Leah claimed as her own and nam ...

–

's handmaid who becomes a wife of

and bears him two sons Gad and

Asher Asher ( he, אָשֵׁר ''’Āšēr''), in the Book of Genesis, was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Zilpah (Jacob's eighth son) and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Asher. Name The text of the Torah states that the name of ''Asher' ...

. ''Genesis'' *

– wife of Moses, daughter of Jethro. ''Exodus''Exodus 2:21–22; 4:20, 25–26; 18:2, 5–6 * Zuleika – Potiphar's wife and Asenath's mother. Asenath married

, so she is the grandmother of Ephraim and

(

Tribe of Joseph The Tribe of Joseph is one of the Tribes of Israel in biblical tradition. Since Ephraim and Manasseh (often called the "two half-tribes of Joseph") together traditionally constituted the tribe of Joseph, it was often not listed as one of th ...

). She is given no name in the Bible, but is known as Zuleika (among other spellings) in Islamic and Jewish traditions.

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