biblical women
Testament's female figures
Women who appear in the Bible, from Genesis through Revelation.
The term encompasses figures like Eve, Sarah, Ruth, Esther, Mary, and Mary Magdalene—matriarchs, prophets, queens, and followers of Jesus.
References to biblical women often arise in religious teaching, feminist theology, or discussions of women's historical roles: She wrote her thesis on biblical women as models of faith.
- Virgin MaryMother of Christ
- SarahFemale name, Hebrew origin
- DeborahFeminine Hebrew appellation
- EstherHebrew name meaning star
- Queen of ShebaLegendary Ethiopian-Arabian sovereign
Zipporah · Susanna · Eve · Hannah · Ruth · Rebekah · Hagar · Martha · Bathsheba · Miriam · Naomi · Delilah · Rachel · Phoebe · Abigail · Leah · Judith · Lot's wife
- Churchwomenchurchwomen, deaconesses, religious sisters, abbesses, prioress
- Jewish WomenSarah, Rebecca, Rachel, Leah, Miriam
- women in paintingportraits, nudes, Madonna, Venus, odalisque
- Gender Religiongender hierarchy, patriarchy, matriarchy, gender roles, gender dynamics
- Bible FiguresAbraham, Moses, David, Paul, Peter
- Biblical WomenEve, Mary, Ruth, Sarah, Rachel