
All the Women in the Bible
Looking for a list of all the women in the Bible? Here you go! This is an alphabetical listing of all the women in the Bible who’ve been covered by All God’s Women podcast, radio, and blog. From Abel (Woman of) to Zipporah, this comprehensive list of almost 200 Bible women is sure to introduce you to many obscure and lesser known women in the Bible you might not already be familiar with.
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Old Testament Women
Bible Woman | Description | Scripture | Bible Study | Bible Story |
Abel (Woman of) | Saved her city from destruction | 2 Samuel 20 | Woman of Abel | |
Abi | Daughter of Zecharia, wife of King Ahaz, mother of King Hezekiah | 2 Kings 18 2 Chronicles 29 | Abi | |
Abigail | Wife of Nabal, a rich but evil man, Later married King David | 1 Samuel 25 | Abigail Abigail love story | |
Abishag | Nursed King David in his final days | 1 King 1-2 | Abishag | |
Achsah | Daughter of Caleb, wife of Othniel Asked for larger inheritance | Joshua 15, Judges 1 1 Chronicles 2 | Achsah | |
Adah | Married to Lamech, mother of Jabal, father of tent dwelling people, and Jubal, first musician | Genesis 4 | Polygamous Couples | Adah |
Ahinoam #1 | Wife of King Saul, mother of Merab and Michal | 1 Samuel 14 | Ahinoam | |
Ahinoam #2 | One of King David’s wives | 1 Samuel 25, 27,30 2 Samuel 2,3 1 Chronicles 3 | Ahinoam and Abigail | |
Ammon (Wives from) | Married Hebrew men and turned their children away from their faith | Nehemiah 13 | Wives from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab | |
Asenath | Daughter of Egyptian priest, married to Joseph | Genesis 41, 46 | Asenath | |
Ashdod (Wives from) | Married Hebrew men and turned their children away from their faith | Nehemiah 13 | Wives from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab | |
Athaliah | Wicked daughter of Jezebel, married to Johorom, mother of King Ahaziah | 2 Kings 8,11 2 Chronicles 21,22,24 | Athaliah | Athalia |
Bahurim (Woman of) | Saved David’s spies from Absolom’s men | 2 Samuel 17 | Undercover Agents | |
Barzillai (Daughter of) | Married a Levite, and he took her name instead of her taking his | Ezra 2 Nehemiah 7 | Daughter of Barzillai | |
Basemath | Hitite wife of Esau | Genesis 26, 27, 28 | Esau’s Wives | |
Bathsheba | Daughter of Eliam, wife of Uriah, wife of King David, mother of King Solomon | 2 Samuel 11, 12 1 Kings 1, 2 1 Chronicles 3 | Bathsheba | |
Belshazzar’s Mother | Wife of King Nebuchadnezzar, told her son Daniel could explain writing on wall | Daniel 5 | Belshazzar’s Mother | |
Benjaminite Wives | 400 young virgins from Jabesh Gilead brought in to marry brought in to marry Benjaminite men | Judges 21 | Benjaminite Wives | |
Bethlehem Women | Greeted and encouraged Naomi and Ruth | Ruth 1-4 | Women of Bethlehem | |
Bilhah | Rachel’s handmaiden given to Jacob to bear children, mother of Dan and Naphtali, raped by Reuben | Genesis 29,30, 35,37,46 1 Chronicles 4,7 | Bilhah | |
Cain’s Wife | Married to murderer | Genesis 4 | Cain’s Wife | |
Careless Women | Hebrew women who gave no through to their future | Isaiah 32 | Careless Women | |
Cozbi | Moabite woman, daughter of King Zur, wife of King Zimri, lured Hebrew men to worship Baal | Numbers 25 | Cozbi | |
Dancing Women | Celebrated David’s military successes | 1 Samuel 18 | Dancing women | |
Daughters of Men | Worldly women who married sons of God | Genesis 6 | Daughters of Men | |
Daughters of Reuel | Shepherdesses rescued by Moses | Exodus 2 | Daughters of Reuel | |
Daughters of Zelophehad | Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, Tizrah Paved the way for women’s property rights | Numbers 26, 27, 36 Numbers 17 | Daughters of Zelophehad | |
Dathan and Abiram’s Wives | Reubenite wives whose husbands rebelled against Moses | Numbers 16 | Dathan and Abiram’s Wives | |
David’s Wives | David’s Wives | |||
Deborah #1 | Judge and prophetess | Judges 4-5 | Deborah | |
Deborah #2 | Rebekah’s nurse | Genesis 35 | Deborah | |
Delilah | Betrayed Samson to the Philistines | Judges 14-16 | Delilah | |
Dinah | Only daughter of Leah, love interest of the prince of Shechem | Genesis 34 | Dinah | |
Enoch’s Wife | Unnamed wife of Enoch | Genesis 5 | Enoch’s Wife | |
Esther | Jewish woman chosen to marry King Ahasuerus | Esther | Esther | |
Eve | First woman, wife of Adam, mother of Cain, Abel, and Seth | Genesis 1, 2, 3 | Eve | Lineage of Jesus: Eve |
Ezekiel’s Wife | Beloved wife of Ezekiel | Ezekiel 24 | Ezekiel | |
False Prophets | Sewed magic bands and veils | Ezekiel 13 | False Prophets | |
Gideon’s Concubine | Mother of King Abimelech | Judges 8 | Gideon’s Concubine | |
Gideon’s Wives | Many wives of Gideon who bore him 70 sons | Judges 8 | Gideon’s Wives | |
Gifted Artisans | Spun yarn with their hands and brought fine linen as a tabernacle offering | Exodus 35 | Gifted Artisans | |
Gomer | Hosea’s harlot wife, mother of Jezreel and Lo Ruhamah | Hosea 1, 3 | Gomer | |
Hagar | Egyptian slave of Abraham and Sarah, mother of Ishmael | Genesis 16, 31 | Hagar Worn Out Women: Hagar | |
Hannah | Wife of Elkanah, mother of Samuel | 1 Samuel 1-2 | Hannah Polygamous Couples | |
Haggith | King David’s fifth wife, mother of Adonijah | 2 Samuel 3 1 Kings 1, 2 1 Chronicles 3 | Haggith | |
Harlot Mothers | Two unnamed harlots who found over a baby | 1 Kings 3 | Harlot Mothers | |
Hephzibah | Wife of King Hezekiak, mother of King Manassah | 2 Kings 21 | Hephzibah | |
Huldah | Prophetess, wife of Shallum, keeper of the king’s wardrobe | 2 Kings 22 | Huldah | |
Ichabod’s Mother | Wife of Phinehas, daughter-in-law of Eli, died giving birth to Ichabod | 1 Samuel 4 | Ichabod’s Mother | |
Isaiah’s Wife | Prophetess, wife of Isaiah | Isaiah 8 | Isaiah’s Wife | |
Jabez (Mother of) | Mother of Jabez | 1 Chronicles 4 | Mother of Jabez | |
Jael | Wife of Keber, a Henite, killed Sisera with a tent peg | Judges 4, 5 | Jael | |
Jedidah | Wife of King Amon, mother of King Josiah | 2 Kings 22 | Jedidah | |
Jehosheba | Daughter of King Jehoram, wife of high priest Jehoiada | 2 Kings 11 | Jehosheba | Jehosheba |
Jemima | Job’s daughter | Job 42 | Job’s New Daughters | |
Jephthah’s Daughter | Unnamed daughter of Jephthah, sacrificed by daughter | Judges 11 | Jephthah’s Daughter | |
Jephthah’s Mother | Illigitimate harlot wife of Gilead, mother of Jephthah | Judges 11 | Jephthah’s Mother | |
Jeroboam’s Wife | Married to wicked King Jeroboam, mother of Abijah | 1 Kings 14 | Jeroboam’s Wife | |
Jezebel | Daughter of King Ethbael, wife of King Ahab, mother of Jehoram, Ahaziah, and Athaliah | 1 Kings 16, 18, 19, 21 2 Kings 9 | Jezebel | |
Job’s Daughters | Three unnamed daughters of Job who were killed alongside their brothers when their house collapsed | Job 1 | Job’s Daughters | |
Job’s Wife | Unnamed wife of Job, told him to curse God | Job 2, 19, 31 | Job’s Wife | |
Jochebed | Wife of Amram the Levite, mother of Miriam, Moses, and Aaron | Exodus 2 | Jochebed | |
Judah’s Wife | Canaanite daughter of Shua, mother of Er, Onan, and Shelah | Genesis 38 | Judah’s Wife | |
Judith | Esau’s Canaanite wife | Genesis 26 | Esau’s Wives | |
Karen-Happuch | Daughter of Job | Job 42 | Job’s New Daughters | |
Keturah | Late life wife of Abraham | Genesis 25 | Keturah | |
Keziah | Daughter of Job | Job 42 | Keziah | |
King Lemuel’s Mother | Unnamed mother of King Lemuel | Proverbs 31 | King Lemuel’s Mother | |
Leah | Shepherdess, eldest daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob, mother of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah | Genesis 29, 30, 31, 35, 49 | Leah | Lineage of Jesus: Leah |
Levite’s Concubine | Unnamed concubine of unnamed Levite | Judges 19 | Levite’s Concubine | |
Lo-Ruhamah | Daughter of Gomer and Hosea | Hosea 1, 3 | Lo-Ruhamah | |
Lot’s Daughters | Unnamed daughters of Lot, mothers of Moabites and Ammonites | Genesis 18, 19 | Lot’s Wife and Daughters | |
Lot’s Wife | Sodomite woman, unnamed wife of Lot, mother of two daughters | Genesis 18, 19 | Lot’s Wife and Daughters | |
Maacah | Favorite wife of King Rehoboam, mother of King Abijam | 1 Kings 15 2 Chronicles 11 | Maacah | |
Medium of En Dor | Psychic medium from the town of En Dor | 1 Samuel 28 | Medium of En Dor | |
Merab | Oldest daughter of King Saul | 1 Samuel 14,18 | Merab | |
Mephibosheth’s Nurse | Nursemaid who dropped Mephibosheth, Jonathan’s son | 2 Samuel 4,9 | Mephibosheth’s Nurse | |
Micah’s Mother | Unnamed woman in Ephraim who put a curse on stolen money | Judges 17 | Micah’s Mother | |
Michal | Daughter of King Saul, Wife of King David | 1 Samuel 14,18,19,25 2 Samuel 3,6,21 1 Chronicles 15 | Michal | |
Milcah | Sister of Lot, wife of Nahor, mother of Bethuel, grandmother of Rebekah | Genesis 11, 22,24 | Milcah | |
Miriam | Daughter of Amram and Jochebed, sister of Moses and Aaron | Exodus 2, 15 1 Chronicles 6 Micah 6 Numbers 12, 20 Deuteronomy 24 | Miriam | |
Moab (Wives of) | Married Hebrew men and turned their children away from their faith | Numbers 13 | Wives of Amnon, Ashdod, and Moab | |
Mothers Who Ate Sons | Starving women in Samaria | 2 Kings 6 | Mothers Who Ate Sons | |
Naamah #1 | Beautiful daughter of Lamech and Zillah | Genesis 4 | Zillah | |
Naamah #2 | Wife of King Solomon, mother of King Rehoboam | 1 Kings 14 | Naamah | |
Naaman’s Wife’s Servant Girl | Hebrew girl captured by Syrian army, served wife of commander of army of king of Syria | 2 Kings 5 | Naaman’s Wife’s Servant Girl | |
Naomi | Wife of Elimelech, mother of Mahlon and Kilian | Ruth 1-4 | Naomi Worn Out Women: Naomi | |
Nehushta | Daughter of Elnathan, wife of King Jehoikim, mother of Jehoiachin | 2 Kings 24 Jeremiah 22, 29 | Nehushta | |
Noadiah | Old Testament prophetess | Nehemiah 6 | Noadiah | |
Noah’s Wife | Wife of Noah, mother of Shem, Ham, Jepheth | Genesis 6-8 | Noah’s Wife | Lineage of Jesus: Mrs. Noah |
Orpah | Daughter-in-law of Naomi | Ruth 1 | Naomi, Ruth, and Orpah | |
Penninah | Second wife of Elkanah | 1 Samuel 1 | Penninah | |
Pharaoh’s Daughter | Daughter of Egyptian Pharaoh, adopted mother of Moses | Exodus 2 | Pharaoh’s Daughter | |
Potiphar’s Wife | Wife of Potiphar, captain of Pharaoh’s guard | Genesis 39 | Potiphar’s Wife | |
Prophet’s Widow | Unnamed wife of one of the sons of prophets | 2 Kings 4 | Prophet’s Wife | |
Puah | Egyptian midwife | Exodus 1 | Shiphrah and Puah | |
Queen of Sheba | Ruler of the country of Sheba in Arabia | 1 Kings 2 2 Chronicles 9 | Queen of Sheba | |
Rachel | Shepherdess, youngest daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob, mother of Joseph and Benjamin | Genesis 29, 30, 31, 35 | Rachel | |
Rahab | Prostitute in Jericho, wife of Salmon, mother of Boaz | Joshua 2, 6 Matthew 1 Hebrews 11 James 2 | Rahab | Lineage of Jesus: Rahab |
Rebekah | Daughter of Bethuel, wife of Isaac, mother of Jacob and Esau | Genesis 24-28 | Rebekah | Lineage of Jesus: Rebekah |
Rizpah | Daughter of Ajah the Horite, Saul’s concubine, mother of Armoni and Mephibosheth | 2 Samuel 3, 21 | Rizpah Worn Out Women: Rizpah | |
Ruth | Daughter-in-law of Naomi, wife of Boaz, mother of Obed, grandmother of Jesse, great grandmother of David | Ruth 1-4 | Ruth | |
Samson’s Mother | Wife of Manoah, Mother of Samson | Judges 13-14 | Samson’s Mother | |
Samson’s Wife | Philistine woman from Timnah, wife o Samson | Judges 14-15 | Samson’s Wife | |
Sarah | Wife of Abraham, mother of Isaac | Genesis 11,12 16,17,18,20,21, 23 Isaiah 51 Romans 4,9 Hebrews 11 1 Peter 3 | Sarah | Lineage of Jesus: Sarah |
Serving Women | Provided mirrors for the tabernacle | Exodus 38 | Serving Women | |
Shallum’s Daughters | Helped their father build the wall of Jerusalem | Nehemiah 3 | Daughters of Shallum | |
Sheerah | Daughter of Ephraim, built a city | 1 Chronicles 7 2 Chronicles 8 | Sheerah | |
Shelomith | Daughter of Dibri the Danite, married an Egyptian, their son blasphemed God | Leviticus 24 | Shlomith | |
Shiphrah | Egyptian midwife | Exodus 1 | Shiphrah and Puah Bible Midwives | |
Shunammite Woman | Wealthy woman from Shunam who provided for Elisha | 2 Kings 4, 8 | Shunammite Woman | |
Snares (Women as) | Symbolic group of women who snared unsuspecting men | Ecclesiastes 7 | Women as Snares | |
Solomon’s Wives | 700 foreign women married to King Solomon | 1 Kings 11 | King Solomon’s Wives | |
Tabernacle Women | Unnamed women who served in the tabernacle | Exodus 38 | Tabernacle Women | |
Tabrets (Women With) | Women who celebrated David’s victories | 1 Samuel 18 | Women With Tabrets | |
Tamar #1 | Canaanite woman married to Er | Genesis 38 | Tamar and Judah Lineage of Jesus: Tamar | |
Tamar #2 | Daughter of David | 2 Samuel 13 | Tamar | |
Tekoa (Woman of) | Gifted actress from Tekoa | 2 Samuel 14 | Woman of Tekoa | |
Thebez (Woman of) | Unnamed woman from Thebez who saved her city | Judges 10 | Woman of Thebez | |
Unfaithful Wives | Hebrew women who were unfaithful to their husbands | Numbers 5 | Unfaithful Wives | |
Vashti | First wife of King Ahaseurus | Esther 1 | Vashti | |
Wench of En Rogel | Unnamed servant girl who helped David’s spies | 2 Samuel 17 | Undercover Agents | |
Wicked Hebrew Women | Unnamed Hebrew women who burned incense to other Gods | Jeremiah 44 | Wicked Hebrew Women | |
Willing Hearted Women | Unnamed Hebrew women who donated jewelry to the tabernacle | Exodus 35 | Willing Hearted Women | |
Woman Who Ate Her Son | Unnamed Samaritan woman who ate her son | 2 Kings 6 | Woman Who Ate Her Son | |
Women of Samaria | Unnamed women called out by Amos | Amos 4 | Women of Samaria | |
Young Maidens Drawing Water | Unnamed group of women who gave young Saul directions to Samuel | 1 Samuel 9 | Young Maidens Drawing Water | |
Zarephath (Widow of) | Unnamed woman from Zidon, homeland of Jezebel | 1 Kings 17 Luke 14 | Widow of Zarephath | |
Zeresh | Wife of Haman | Esther 3, 5, 7 | Zeresh | |
Zeruiah | Half sister of David | 1 Samuel 26 2 Samuel 2,3,8,14, 16,17,18, 19,21,23, 1 Kings 1,2 1 Chronicles 2,11,18, 26,27 | Zeruiah | |
Zibiah | Mother of King Jehoash | 2 Kings 12 | Zibiah | |
Zillah | Second wife of Lamech, mother of Tubal-Cain, founder of metalworking, and Naamah, a beautiful daughter | Genesis 4 | Zillah | |
Zion (Daughters of) | Wealthy Hebrew women who’d gone astray | Isaiah 3 | Daughters of Zion | |
Zipporah | Daughter of Midionite priest, wife of Moses | Exodus 2,4 | Daughters of Reuel Zipporah |
New Testament Women
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- Adulterous Woman
- Anna
- Anointing Woman
- Bernice
- Bleeding Woman
- Blind Man’s Mother
- Bridesmaids
- Canaanite Mother
- Daughter of Abraham
- Daughters of Philip
- Devout Jewish Women
- Dorcas
- Drusilla
- Elizabeth
- Eunice
- Euodia
- Fortune-telling Damsel
- Godliness (Women Professing)
- Herodias
- Idle Widows
- Jairus’s Daughter
- Joanna
- Lo-Ruhamah
- Lois
- Lost Coin (Woman With)
- Lydia
- Martha
- Mary Magdelene
- Mary, Mother of Jesus
- Mary, Mother of Jesus (2)
- Mary of Bethany
- Mary (Other)
- Nain (Widow of) (1)
- Nain (Widow of) (2)
- Persistent Woman
- Peter’s Mother-in-Law
- Peter’s Wife
- Philip’s Daughters
- Phoebe
- Pilate’s Wife
- Priscilla
- Rhoda
- Salome
- Samaritan Woman
- Sapphira
- Servant Girls
- Susanna
- Syntyche
- Titus 2 Women
- Two Mites (Widow With)
- Tyre (Wives of)
- Women of Rome
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