Women in the Bible
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Damaris–Why is She Significant?
Damaris is someone who I have not given too much thought. Her name means “cow” or “heifer”. I won’t lie; I almost feel sorry for her. She was a well-known Athenian woman. She is mentioned in Acts 17:34, “But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman
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Sapphira–The Pitfalls of Lying
The story of Ananias and Sapphira has always intrigued me a little. I’m sure at some point in my childhood the story was told to discourage lying. Sapphira means, “precious gem of the deep blue” in Hebrew. She and her husband sold property and devised a scheme to lie about the proceeds from their property
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Drusilla–A Guidebook of What Not to Do
Drusilla is a colorful character. Her name means “watered by the dew.” She was Jewish and lived in Rome. Her family tree has very notable characters. Herod the Great was her grandfather and Herod Agrippa, the first persecutor of the church was her father. Her uncle Herod Antipas beheaded John the Baptist. She was Bernice’s
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Bernice–Should We Model Her Behavior?
Last week we looked at Drusilla. If you have not read it, you can read it here. Today, we will be looking at her sister Bernice. Bernice has an interesting story like her sister, Drusilla. She is the eldest daughter of Herod Agrippa 1. She was married multiple times. She married her uncle Herod, king
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Daughters of Zelophehad
There are many well known women in the Bible. If you had to list well known women in the Bible, you might name Deborah, Phoebe, Priscilla, Lydia, Mary, Ruth or Naomi. I am pretty certain you would not include the daughters of Zelophehad. I find it interesting that we are more familiar with many women
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Lydia
Acts 16:11-15 “So, setting sail from Troas, we made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis, and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days. And on the Sabbath day we went outside the
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Susanna
Originally posted 11/18/25 Susanna is one of the women who traveled with Jesus. She is not as well known as some of the or her women. In fact, she is not mentioned anywhere else in the Bible except here. Like is the only disciple that mentioned her name. Perhaps he knows her personally. It is
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Peninnah
Originally posted 11/4/25 In Genesis, God creates the blueprint for marriage. It is to be between one man and one woman. Man began to distort that by taking two wives. Abraham married Sarah and Hagar. Jacob married Rachel and Leah. Our story today is about the wives of Elkanah. Our story takes place in 1
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Jairus’s Daughter
Originally posted on 8/12/25 Have you ever wondered why Jesus did things the way he did? Why did he heal some and not others? Let’s focus on Jairus’ daughter, Talitha. Her father was a leader in the synagogue and he would have been well known by those around him. He was responsible for the daily
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Joanna
Originally posted on 8/12/25 Joanna is a woman who is mentioned only twice in the Bible, however, she had a strong impact on Christ’s ministry. In Luke 8:1-3 we read, “And it happened that afterward also he was going about from one town and village to another preaching and proclaiming the good news concerning the