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Bible Stories About Women of the Bible
Some of the bravest and most faithful people in the Bible were women: a mother who hid her baby in a basket, a judge who led Israel into battle, a widow who gave everything, and the first person to see the risen Jesus.
These are their stories.
“Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.”
Proverbs 31:30 (KJV)- Bring Me Another Jar2 Kings 4:1–7 · Book 1, Day 9
A widow came to Elisha in tears. Her husband had been a faithful servant of God, but he had died in debt. Now the man he owed was coming to take her…
- It Is Well2 Kings 4:8–37 · Book 1, Day 19
In the town of Shunem lived a wealthy woman who noticed Elisha passing through. She began inviting him for meals, and then she and her husband built a…
- Called by NameJohn 20:1–18 · Book 1, Day 25
Mary Magdalene had once been tormented by seven demons until Jesus set her free. From then on, she followed Him. She was there at the cross when most…
- The Well She Couldn’t SeeGenesis 21:8–21 (see also Genesis 16:7–13) · Book 1, Day 27
Hagar was an Egyptian servant in Abraham’s household. Years earlier, she had given birth to Abraham’s son Ishmael. But after Sarah finally had her own…
- A Basket Among the ReedsExodus 1:22–2:10 · Book 2, Day 3
Pharaoh was afraid the Hebrew slaves were growing too strong, so he gave a terrible order: every Hebrew baby boy was to be thrown into the Nile River…
- A Scarlet CordJoshua 2:1–21; 6:22–25 · Book 2, Day 9
Before Israel entered the Promised Land, Joshua sent two spies into the walled city of Jericho. They ended up at the house of a woman named Rahab, a…
- Just the HemMark 5:25–34 · Book 2, Day 10
For twelve years, a woman had suffered from constant bleeding. She had gone from doctor to doctor and spent every penny she had. Instead of getting…
- Under His WingsRuth 1:1–2:23 · Book 2, Day 12
Naomi had lost everything. Famine had driven her family from Bethlehem to the land of Moab, and there her husband died. Then both of her sons died too…
- Praying Without Words1 Samuel 1:1–28 · Book 2, Day 14
Hannah wanted a child more than anything, and year after year, she couldn’t have one. To make it worse, her husband’s other wife, Peninnah, had several…
- The Night the King Couldn’t SleepEsther 3:1–6; 5:9–6:14 · Book 2, Day 23
Haman was the most powerful official in Persia, and he hated a Jewish man named Mordecai, because Mordecai refused to bow down to him. Haman’s hatred…
- Laughter in the TentGenesis 18:1–15; 21:1–7 · Book 2, Day 27
Abraham and Sarah had waited twenty-five years for the son God promised them. By now Abraham was nearly a hundred, and Sarah was ninety. She had long…
- Everything I Ever DidJohn 4:1–42 · Book 3, Day 5
Jesus and His disciples were traveling through Samaria, a region most Jews avoided. Around noon, Jesus sat down by a well, tired from the journey…
- Thy Son Liveth1 Kings 17:8–24 · Book 3, Day 18
During a long famine, God sent the prophet Elijah to the town of Zarephath, where a widow lived with her young son. She had been down to her last…
- She Loved MuchLuke 7:36–50 · Book 3, Day 25
A Pharisee named Simon invited Jesus to dinner. As the guests reclined at the table, a woman walked in, a woman known in that town as a sinner…
- Tabitha, AriseActs 9:36–42 · Book 3, Day 28
In the seaside town of Joppa lived a disciple named Tabitha, also called Dorcas. The Bible says she was “full of good works and almsdeeds.” She spent…
- Be It unto MeLuke 1:26–38 · Book 4, Day 4
In the small town of Nazareth lived a young woman named Mary. She was engaged to a carpenter named Joseph, and as far as she knew, her life would be…
- Hath Not the LORD Gone Out Before Thee?Judges 4:1–16 · Book 5, Day 9
For twenty years, a Canaanite king named Jabin oppressed Israel. His army commander, Sisera, had nine hundred iron chariots, the most fearsome weapon…
- Abigail’s Gift1 Samuel 25:2–39 · Book 5, Day 12
While David was hiding from King Saul in the wilderness, his men protected the flocks of a wealthy man named Nabal. Nothing was stolen, and no shepherd…
- AnnaLuke 2:36–38 · Book 6, Day 24
Simeon wasn’t the only one in the temple that day. There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, from the tribe of Asher. Her story…
- Two Small CoinsMark 12:41–44 · Book 7, Day 21
Jesus was in the temple in Jerusalem, just days before His crucifixion. He sat down across from the treasury, where people dropped their offerings into…
- The Women Who GaveLuke 8:1–3; 23:55–24:1 · Book 7, Day 22
As Jesus traveled from town to town preaching, He didn’t carry money for food or lodging. So how did He and His disciples live? Luke tells us, almost…
- A Restorer of Thy LifeRuth 1:19–21; 4:13–17 · Book 8, Day 4
Years earlier, Naomi had left Bethlehem during a famine with her husband and two sons. In Moab, her husband died. Then both her sons died. She came…
- Eighteen Years Bent OverLuke 13:10–17 · Book 8, Day 23
Jesus was teaching in a synagogue on the Sabbath. Among the people listening was a woman who “had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed…
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