Eve: biblical figure, first woman

Eve or Havva is a Hebrew word for “mother of living”. This will be clearly seen in Genesis 3:20 KJV, where Adam named his wife Eve. After they had eaten of the fruit and were being cast out of the garden, because she is to be the mother of all living. She is placed on […]

Women of the Bible Timeline Part VI

Return to Women of the Bible Timeline Part V Orpah to Tamar Tamar II II Samuel 13 I Chronicles 3:9 The daughter of David and Maacah, she was raped by her half brother Amnon. Tamar III II Samuel 14:27 Daughter of Absalom; niece of Tamar (II) Taphath I Kings 4:11 A daughter of Solomon Timna Genesis […]

Women of the Bible Timeline Part V

Return to Women of the Bible Timeline Part IV Maachah to Noah Orpah Ruth 1 The other daughter-in-law of Naomi Peninnah I Samuel 1:2, 6 The second wife of Elkanah whose initially barren first wife Hannah became the mother of the prophet Samuel Persis Romans 16:12 A woman mentioned by Paul as one who labored […]

Women of the Bible Timeline Part IV

Return to Women of the Bible Timeline Part III Hazelelponi to Maachah Maachah I Chronicles 3:2 II Samuel 3:3 One of David’s eight wives, mother of Absalom Maachah I Chronicles 2:48 concubine of Caleb son of Hezron Maachah I Chronicles 7:12-16 Daughter-in-law of Manassas, mother of Peresh and Sheresh Maachah I Chronicles 8:29, 9:35 Wife […]

Women of the Bible Timeline Part III

Hazelelponi, Zalelponi I Chronicles 4:3 Daughter of Etam in genealogy of Judah Helah I Chronicles 4:5, 7 Wife of Ashur in genealogy of Judah Hephzibah II Kings 21:1 Isaiah 62:4 Wife of righteous King Hezekiah, mother of unrighteous King Manasseh Herodias Matt 14:3-12 Mark 6:14-34 Luke 3:19-20 Illegal wife of Herod Antipas, she causes John […]

Women of the Bible Timeline Part II

Return to: Women of the Bible Part I: Abhiahill to Bathshemath Bathsheba II Samuel 11:2-3; 12:24 I Kings 1:11-31; 2:13-19 Woman whose beauty led to adultery and murder. Wife of Uriah one of David’s mighty men, mother of Solomon by David Bernice Acts 25:13, 23: 26:30 Eldest daughter of Herod Agrippa, eventually becomes wife of […]

Women of the Bible Timeline Part I

Abhiahil I Chronicles 2:29 In line of Hezron, wife of Abishur Abi II Kings 18:2 II Chronicles 14:22; 29:1; 26:5 Wife of Ahaz, mother of Hezekiah Abia I Chronicles 2:24 Wife of Hebron the grandson of Judah,and mother of Ashur in line of Christ’s genealogy Abigail I Samuel 25:1-42 II Samuel 3:3 Wife of Nabal […]