women in the bible

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The red tent

2007
Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, tells the story of her mothers, Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah, and the gifts they gave that sustained her through a damaged youth, a calling to midwifery, and a new home in a foreign land.

But God remembered

stories of women from creation to the promised land
1995
Here are stories that might have happened, about four women of biblical tradition.

Sarah

2001
A novel about the life of Sarah, wife of Abraham, who, according to the Bible, became a mother in old age according to God's will.

Rebekah

2001
A fictionalized account of the life of Rebekah, who was chosen by God to be the wife of Isaac and struggled to find her place in the family of Abraham.

Women of the Bible

with paintings from the great art museums of the world
1998
Presents several prominent women from the Bible, including Eve, Sarah, Bathsheba, Ruth, Mary, Elizabeth, and Martha.

Lost women of the Bible

finding strength & significance through their stories
2005
Explores how traditional biblical ideas of a woman's role in society, the family, and the Church can be adapted to life in the twenty-first century, using examples from the stories of women in the Bible to help modern Christian women expand their own roles.

Sarai

a novel
2012
When Abram requests Sarai's hand in marriage, he promises never to take another wife and in return Sarai promises to give Abram a son, but as the years go by and Sarai's womb remains empty, she becomes desperate to fulfill her end of the bargain.

Sarah

2000
The first novel in a trilogy on the women of Genesis, focusing on the life of Sarah, a devoted wife, and follower of the God of Abraham, who is chosen to experience a miracle.

Old Testament women

2004
Presents brief retellings of Old Testament stories of brave, wise women, accompanied by paintings by eminent artists from the past and details about each work.

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