After menstruation

• Le 15:19-33
• 2Sa 11:4

After childbirth

• Le 12
• Lu 2:22

Miriam

• Ex 15:20

Deborah

• Jud 5

The women of Israel

• 1Sa 18:6

The women of the Philistines

• 2Sa 1:20

Miriam

• Ex 15:21

Deborah

• Jud 5

Hannah

• 1Sa 2:1-10

Elisabeth

• Lu 1:42-45

Mary

• Lu 1:46-55

Miriam

• Ex 15:20
• Ex 15:21
• Mic 6:4

Deborah

• Jud 4:4
• Jud 4:5

Huldah

• 2Ki 22:14-20
• 2Ch 34:22-28

Noadiah

• Ne 6:14

Anna

• Lu 2:36-38

Philip’ s four unmarried daughters

• Ac 21:9

In inheritance

• Nu 27:1-11
• Nu 36
• Jos 17:3-6
• Job 42:15

To sell real estate

• Ru 4:3-9

In Persia

• Es 1:10-22
• Da 5:1-12

In Roman customs

• Ac 24:24
• Ac 25:13
• Ac 25:23
• Ac 26:30

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INSTANCES OF

Deborah, a judge, prophetess, and military leader

• Jud 4
• Jud 5

Mother of Samson

• Jud 13:23

Naomi

• Ru 1
• Ru 2
• Ru 3:1

Ruth

• Ru 1:4
• Ru 1:14-22

And

• Ru 2
• Ru 3
• Ru 4

Hannah, the mother of Samuel

• 1Sa 1:9-18
• 1Sa 1:24-28

Widow of Zarephath, who fed Elijah during the famine

• 1Ki 17:8-24

The Shunammite woman, who gave hospitality to Elisha

• 2Ki 4:8-38

Vashti

• Es 1:11
• Es 1:12

Esther

• Es 4:15-17

Mary

• Lu 1:26-38

Elisabeth

• Lu 1:6
• Lu 1:41-45

Anna

• Lu 2:37

The widow who put her two mite (small coins, Greek: leptas) into the treasury

• Mr 12:41-44
• Lu 21:2-4

Mary and Martha

• Mr 14:3-9
• Lu 10:42
• Joh 11:5

Mary Magdalene

• Mr 16:1
• Lu 8:2
• Joh 20:1
• Joh 20:2
• Joh 20:11-16

Pilate’ s wife

• Mt 27:19

Dorcas (Tabitha)

• Ac 9:36

Lydia

• Ac 16:14

Priscilla (Prisca)

• Ac 18:26

Phoebe

• Ro 16:1
• Ro 16:2

Julia

• Ro 16:15

Mary

• Ro 16:6

Lois and Eunice

• 2Ti 1:5

The Philippian Christians

• Php 4:3

Of the body (ekklesia) of Christ

• Ps 45:2-15
• Ga 4:26
• Re 12:1

Of saints

• Mt 25:1-4
• 2Co 11:2
• Re 14:4

Zeal of, in licentious practices of idolatry

• 2Ki 23:7
• Ho 4:13
• Ho 4:14

Full of deceit and licentiousness

• Pr 2:16-19

Eve, in yielding to temptation and seducing her husband

• Ge 3:6
• 1Ti 2:14

Sarah, in her jealousy and malice toward Hagar

• Ge 21:9-11

Lot’ s wife, in her rebellion against her situation, and against the destruction of Sodom

• Ge 19:26
• Lu 17:32

The daughters of Lot, in their incestuous lust

• Ge 19:31-38

Rebekah, in her partiality for Jacob, and her sharp practice to secure for him Isaac’ s blessing

• Ge 27:11-17

Rachel, in her jealousy of Leah

• Ge 30:1

Rachel, in stealing images

• Ge 31:19
• Ge 31:34

Leah, in her imitation of Rachel in the matter of children

• Ge 30:9-18

Dinah, in her fornication

• Ge 34:1
• Ge 34:2

Tamar, in her adultery

• Ge 38:14-24

Potiphar’ s wife, in her lascivious lust and slander against Joseph

• Ge 39:7-20

Zipporah, in her persecution of Moses on account of his religious obligations

• Ex 4:25
• Ex 4:26

Miriam, in her sedition with Aaron against Moses

• Nu 12

Rahab, in her harlotry

• Jos 2:1

Delilah, in her conspiracy against Samson

• Jud 16:4-20

Peninnah, the wife of Elkanah, in her jealous taunting of Hannah

• 1Sa 1:4-8

The Midianite woman in the camp of Israel, taken in adultery

• Nu 25:6-8

Michal, in her derision of David’ s religious zeal

• 2Sa 6:16
• 2Sa 6:20-23

Bath-sheba, in her adultery, in becoming the wife of her husband’ s murderer

• 2Sa 11:4
• 2Sa 11:5
• 2Sa 11:27
• 2Sa 12:9
• 2Sa 12:10

Solomon’ s wives, in their idolatrous and wicked influence over Solomon

• 1Ki 11:1-11
• Ne 13:26

Jezebel, in her persecution and destruction of the prophets of the Lord

• 1Ki 18:4
• 1Ki 18:13

Jezebel, in her persecution of Elijah

• 1Ki 19:2

Jezebel, in her conspiracy against Naboth, to cheat him out of his vineyard

• 1Ki 21:1-16

Jezebel, in her evil counsels to, and influence over, Ahab

• 1Ki 21:25

And

• 2Ki 9:30-37

The cannibalistic mothers of Samaria

• 2Ki 6:28
• 2Ki 6:29

Athaliah, in destroying the royal household and usurping the throne

• 2Ki 11:1-16
• 2Ch 22:10
• 2Ch 22:12
• 2Ch 23:12-15

The sodomites of the southern kingdom (Judah)

• 2Ki 23:7

Noadiah, a false prophetess in attempting to intimidate the Jews when they were restoring Jerusalem

• Ne 6:14

Haman’ s wife, in advising him to hang Mordecai

• Es 5:14
• Es 6:13

Job’ s wife, in suggesting to him that he curse God and die

• Job 2:9
• Job 19:17

Gomer, the adulterous wife of Hosea

• Ho 1:2
• Ho 1:3
• Ho 3:1

Herodias, in her incestuous marriage with Herod Antipas

• Mt 14:3
• Mt 14:4
• Mr 6:17-19
• Lu 3:19

Herodius, by indirectly causing John the Baptist to be decapitated

• Mt 14:6-11
• Mr 6:24-28

The daughter of Herodias, in her complicity with her mother in securing the death of John the Baptist

• Mt 14:8
• Mr 6:18-28

Sapphira, in her blasphemous falsehood

• Ac 5:2-10

The woman caught in the act of adultery and brought to Jesus in the temple

• Joh 8:1-11

Of backsliding

• Jer 6:2
• Re 17:4
• Re 17:18

Of evil people

• Isa 32:9
• Isa 32:11
• Mt 25:1-13

Of wickedness

• Zec 5:7
• Zec 5:8
• Re 17
• Re 19:2

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