Women in the Bible
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Abigail
Originally posted 9/24/24 Abigail comes onto the scene in the book of Samuel. When our story begins, she is married to a man named Nabal. Nabal owned a great deal of sheep and goats. 1 Samuel 25 refered to him as a very rich man. He is married to Abigail and her description differs greatly.
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Hannah
Originally posted 9/10/24 Our story of Hannah begins in 1 Samuel. 1Sa 1:1-2, “There was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephrathite. He had two wives. The name of the one was
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Delilah
Originally posted 6/25/24 Delilah is a woman from the Bible that we all know as a “bad girl”. The full story is written in Judges 16. The story begins in verse 1, “Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in unto her.” Whenever the term “went into her”, it signifies
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Lot’s Wife
Originally posted 5/21 Have you ever thought about how you will be remembered? Will people remember your name? What will people remember about your character? Lot’s wife is not named in Scripture, but she is well remembered. She is the famous woman who was turned into a pillar of salt. It’s probably not the best
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Leah
Originally posted 5/14/24 My sister is 8 ½ years older than me. She got married when I was 14. We were never in competition for anything. We were loved equally by our parents and neither one of us overshadowed the other. But then again, I am the youngest child and you know what they say
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Rachel
Originally posted 5/5/24 Have you ever done something that favored one child over another? We are going to look at Rachel’s story in Genesis. She was a young girl who was planning to marry a man. The plans were made and the feast was to begin. At the last minute, her father substituted her sister
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Rebekah
Originally posted 4/30/24 Would you have wanted your parents to pick out your spouse? It seems very foreign to us but it used to be very common for a marriage to be arranged. Sarah and just been buried and Abraham was approaching the end of his life. He wanted Isaac to marry, He didn’t want
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Hagar
Originally posted 4/9/24 Have you ever felt like you had no options for your life? Have you ever felt like you were trapped and had nowhere to turn? Hagar was that woman. Hagar was Sarah’s servant. Sarah was unable to give Abraham a child so Sarah took matters in her own hands. Sarah gave Hagar