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.

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

Coming Soon!

• 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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