Women of the OT

14. Jun, 2021

Creation accounts

Book of Genesis, chapters 1 and 2


The Fall

Book of Genesis, chapter 3


The Matriarchs

Sarah

Genesis 11:29-32
Genesis 12:1-5, 11-20
Genesis, chapter 16
Genesis, chapter 17
Genesis, chapter 18
Genesis, chapter 20
Genesis, chapter 21
Genesis, chapter 23

Rebekah

Genesis 25:21-24
Genesis 26:6-11

Rachel

Genesis 29:16-31
Genesis 30:1-8
Genesis 30:22-23,

Queen Esther

Book of Esther 2:5-20
Book of Esther 4:4-17
Book of Esther 5:1-14
Book of Esther 7:1-10
Book of Esther 9:12-32


Women prophets

Miriam

Exodus 15:20-21
Numbers 12:1-2

Deborah

Book of Judges 4:4-9, 14
Book of Judges 5:1, 7

Huldah

Book of Kings 22:14-20


Women who prayed and received revelation

Hannah

Book of Samuel, chapter 1
Book of Samuel 2:1-10

Rebekah

Genesis 25:21-24

Samson’s mother

Book of Judges 13:3-5, 9-10, 22-24


Women’s purity/impurity

Leviticus 12:2-8
Women’s impurity – Lev. 12:1-8. Ilze Stikāne – exegesis


Women in worship

Exodus 38:8
Psalms 68:25-26
Book of Nehemiah 7:67


The wisdom tradition

Proverbs 8:1-11
Proverbs 8:12-21
Proverbs 8:22-36
Proverbs 9:1-6


Women in the family tree of Jesus

Tamar

Gospel of Matthew 1:3
Genesis 38:6-30

Rahab

Gospel of Matthew 1:5
Book of Joshua 2:1-24

Ruth

Gospel of Matthew 1:5
Book of Ruth 1:1-4:22

Bathsheba

Gospel of Matthew 1:6
Book of Samuel 11:1-27