Women of the Bible: Old Testament

By Rose Publishing and Benjamin Galan

Many women in the Bible became unexpected heroines and were surprising instruments in God’s story. Women of the Bible: Old Testament looks at 11 women in the Bible, featuring women such as Sarah, Hagar, Miriam, Rahab, and Esther. This beautiful bestselling pamphlet presents the women through story and key life events, showing how God used them, plus real-life application for us today. Makes a great women’s Bible study or reference.

12 panels, fits inside most Bibles, 8.5 x 5.5 inches, unfolds to 33” long

Women played many crucial roles in the Bible. Women of the Bible: Old Testament is a concise, easy-to-understand reference that examines key stories and insights from their lives. Teachers and students alike will enjoy discovering the ironies in their stories and the cultural impact of the times in which they lived.

Women of the Bible: Old Testament features:

• Sarah & Hagar
• Tamar
• Miriam
• Rahab
• Deborah & Jael
• Bathsheba
• Naomi & Ruth
• Esther

Women of the Bible: Old Testament uses a chart format to review the following information:

• Bible references for each woman’s story
• Date and location of the story
• Meaning of her name
• Key events in the woman’s life
• How God used her
• An overview of her story
• Life application

Here is an example from the Women of the Bible: Old Testament pamphlet:

RAHAB

• Bible references for her story— Joshua 2, 6; Matthew 1:5; Hebrews 11:30; James 2:25
• Date and location of the story—Jericho, around 1400 BC
• Meaning of name—Rahab probably means “broad, extended”
• Key events in the woman’s life
  • Lived in the city of Jericho
  • Was a prostitute
  • Gave refuge to the spies that Joshua sent to the city
  • Believed that God had delivered the city into the hands of the Israelites
  • Became a member of God’s people
  • Is mentioned in Jesus’ genealogy in Mathew 1:5

Women of the Bible: Old Testament makes a great women’s Bible study or reference.

Author: Benjamin Galan, MTS, ThM, PhD Candidate, Adjunct Professor of Old Testament Hebrew and Literature at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
• Release date: Aug 3, 2021
• ISBN: 9781628622423

Book preview

THE BIBLE is full of women who became unexpected heroines and surprising instruments in God’s story. Women played many crucial roles in Scripture, though it is easy to miss their significance. Following are brief, illustrated word portraits of eleven women from the Old Testament. Each sketch includes hidden meanings such as names, ironies in the stories, and the culture of the times. What the Bible does not say about someone or something is often as important as what the Bible actually says.

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Women in the Ancient World

When reading such ancient texts, it is easy to forget how different things were in Old Testament times. In some ways, the role of a woman depended on her social status: Married women with children were more highly regarded than single or childless ones. In some ways, women were treated as property, to be used as necessary according to the situation. In other ways, they had a powerful influence on those around them. Notable women in the Old Testament navigated life using faith, discernment, and good judgment as their main tools. They were, like we all are, a mixture of strength and weakness, of sin and goodness. Their circumstances, struggles, hopes, and dreams have much to teach about living a life of faith with God.

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SARAH AND HAGAR

SARAI, later known as SARAH

Biblical References

Genesis 12, 16, 17, 18, 21, 23

Location and Dates

Canaan, around 2100 BC

Meaning of Name

Both forms of the name