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.
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.
finding strength & significance through their stories
James, Carolyn Custis
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.
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.
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.
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.