WOMEN

–Creation of Ge 1:27; 2:21,22

–Named Ge 2:23

–Fall of, and curse upon Ge 3:1-16; 2Co 11:3; 1Ti 2:14

–Promise to Ge 3:15

–Had separate apartments in dwellings Ge 24:67; 31:33; Es 2:9,11

–Veiled the face Ge 24:65

–See VAIL

–Vows of Nu 30:3-16

–When jealously charged with infidelity, their guilt or innocence was to be determined by an ordeal Nu 5:12-31

–Took part in ancient worship Ex 15:20; 21; 38:8; 1Sa 2:22

–In chorus 1Ch 25:5,6; Ezr 2:65; Ne 7:67

–Worshiped in separate compartments Ex 38:8; 1Sa 2:22

–Consecrated jewels to tabernacle Ex 35:22

–Mirrors Ex 38:8

–Required to attend to the reading of the law of Moses De 31:12; Jos 8:35

–Purifications of

.After menstruation Le 15:19-33; 2Sa 11:4

.After childbirth Le 12; Lu 2:22

–Difference in ceremonies made between male and female children Le 12

–Religious privileges of, among early Christians Ac 1:14; 12:12,13; 1Co 11:5; 14:34; 1Ti 2:11

–Domestic duties of Ge 18:6; Pr 31:15-19; Mt 24:41

–Cooked Ge 18:6

–Spun Ex 35:25,26; 1Sa 2:19; Pr 31:19-24

–Embroidered Pr 31:22

–Made garments Ac 9:39

–Gleaned Ru 2:8

–Kept vineyards So 1:6

–Tended flocks and herds Ge 24:11,13,14,19,20; 29:9; Ex 2:16

–Worked in fields Isa 27:11; Eze 26:6,8

–Was a doorkeeper Mt 26:69; Joh 18:16,17; Ac 12:13,14

–Forbidden to wear men’ s costume De 22:5

–Wore hair long 1Co 11:5-15

–Rules for dress of Christian 1Ti 2:9,10; 1Pe 3:3,4

–Ornaments of Isa 3:16-23

–Weaker than men 1Pe 3:7

–Are timid Isa 19:16; Jer 50:37; 51:30; Na 3:13

–Are affectionate 2Sa 1:26

–Are tender to her offspring Isa 49:15; La 4:10

–Are mirthsome Jud 11:34; 21:21; Jer 31:13; Zec 9:17

–Are courteous to strangers Ge 24:17

–Could not marry without the consent of parents Ge 24:3,4; 34:6; Ex 22:17

–Not to be given in marriage was considered a calamity Jud 11:37; Ps 78:63; Isa 4:1

–Taken captive Nu 31:9,15,17,18,35; La 1:18; Eze 30:17,18

–Punishment to be inflicted upon men for seducing, when betrothed De 22:23-27

–Punishment for seducing, when not betrothed Ex 22:16,17; De 22:28,29

–Treated with cruelty in war De 32:25; La 2:21; 5:11

–Virtuous, held in high estimation Ru 3:11; Pr 31:10-30

–Fond of self-indulgence Isa 32:9-11

–Fond of ornaments Jer 2:32

–Subtle and deceitful Pr 6:24-29,32-35; 7:6-27; Ec 7:26

–Silly, and easily led into error 2Ti 3:6

–Zealous in promoting superstition and idolatry Jer 7:18; Eze 13:17,23

–Active in instigating to iniquity Nu 31:15,16; 1Ki 21:25; Ne 13:26

–Guilty of sodomy 2Ki 23:7; Ro 1:26

–As rulers Isa 3:12

–Deborah Jud 4:4

–Athaliah 2Ki 11:1-16; 2Ch 22:2,3,10-12

–Queen of Sheba 1Ki 10:1-13

–Queen Candace Ac 8:27

–A Persian queen sat on a throne beside her king Ne 2:6

–Patriotic

.Miriam Ex 15:20

.Deborah Jud 5

.The women of Israel 1Sa 18:6

.The women of the Philistines 2Sa 1:20

–Help in defensive operations Jud 9:53

–As poets

.Miriam Ex 15:21

.Deborah Jud 5

.Hannah 1Sa 2:1-10

.Elisabeth Lu 1:42-45

.Mary Lu 1:46-55

–As prophets

.Miriam Ex 15:20,21; Mic 6:4

.Deborah Jud 4:4,5

.Huldah 2Ki 22:14-20; 2Ch 34:22-28

.Noadiah Ne 6:14

.Anna Lu 2:36-38

.Philip’ s four unmarried daughters Ac 21:9

–False prophets Eze 13:17-23

–In business Pr 31:14-18,24

–Property rights of

.In inheritance Nu 27:1-11; 36; Jos 17:3-6; Job 42:15

.To sell real estate Ru 4:3-9

–Sold for husband’ s debts Mt 18:25

–First to sin Ge 3:6

–Last at the cross Mt 27:55,56; Mr 15:40,41

–First at the gravesite Mr 15:46,47; 16:1-6; Lu 23:27,28,49,55,56; 24:1-10

–First to whom the risen Lord appeared Mr 16:9; Joh 20:14-18

–Converted by preaching of Paul Ac 16:14,15; 17:4,12,34

–Social status of

.In Persia Es 1:10-22; Da 5:1-12

.In Roman customs Ac 24:24; 25:13,23; 26:30

–UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Ge 2:18,21-24; 3:16; Es 1:20-22; Pr 11:16,22; 12:4; 14:1; 18:22; 19:13,14; 21:9,19; 25:24; 27:15,16; 30:21-23; 31:10-31; Ec 7:26-28; Isa 3:16-24; 32:9-12; Eze 13:17-23; 1Co 11:3-15; 14:34,35; 1Ti 2:9-15; 3:11; 5:1-16; 2Ti 3:6,7; Tit 2:3-5

.See WIDOW

.See WIFE

.See also HUSBANDS

.See PARENTS

–GOOD

.INSTANCES OF

.Deborah, a judge, prophetess, and military leader Jud 4; 5

.Mother of Samson Jud 13:23

.Naomi Ru 1; 2; 3:1

.Ruth Ru 1:4,14-22

.And Ru 2; 3; 4

.Hannah, the mother of Samuel 1Sa 1:9-18,24-28

.Widow of Zarephath, who fed Elijah during the famine 1Ki 17:8-24

.The Shunammite woman, who gave hospitality to Elisha 2Ki 4:8-38

.Vashti Es 1:11,12

.Esther Es 4:15-17

.Mary Lu 1:26-38

.Elisabeth Lu 1:6,41-45

.Anna Lu 2:37

.The widow who put her two mite (small coins, Greek: leptas) into the treasury Mr 12:41-44; Lu 21:2-4

.Mary and Martha Mr 14:3-9; Lu 10:42; Joh 11:5

.Mary Magdalene Mr 16:1; Lu 8:2; Joh 20:1,2,11-16

.Pilate’ s wife Mt 27:19

.Dorcas (Tabitha) Ac 9:36

.Lydia Ac 16:14

.Priscilla (Prisca) Ac 18:26

.Phoebe Ro 16:1,2

.Julia Ro 16:15

.Mary Ro 16:6

.Lois and Eunice 2Ti 1:5

.The Philippian Christians Php 4:3

–FIGURATIVE

.Of the body (ekklesia) of Christ Ps 45:2-15; Ga 4:26; Re 12:1

.Of saints Mt 25:1-4; 2Co 11:2; Re 14:4

–WICKED 2Ki 9:30-37; 23:7; Jer 44:15-19,25; Eze 8:14; Ro 1:26

.Zeal of, in licentious practices of idolatry 2Ki 23:7; Ho 4:13,14

.Full of deceit and licentiousness Pr 2:16-19; 5:3-20; 6:24-29,32-35; 7:6-27; Ec 7:26; Eze 16:32

.Commits forgery 1Ki 21:8

.Silly and wayward 2Ti 3:6

–INSTANCES OF

.Eve, in yielding to temptation and seducing her husband Ge 3:6; 1Ti 2:14

.Sarah, in her jealousy and malice toward Hagar Ge 21:9-11; with 21:12-21

.Lot’ s wife, in her rebellion against her situation, and against the destruction of Sodom Ge 19:26; Lu 17:32

.The daughters of Lot, in their incestuous lust Ge 19:31-38

.Rebekah, in her partiality for Jacob, and her sharp practice to secure for him Isaac’ s blessing Ge 27:11-17

.Rachel, in her jealousy of Leah Ge 30:1

.Rachel, in stealing images Ge 31:19,34

.Leah, in her imitation of Rachel in the matter of children Ge 30:9-18

.Dinah, in her fornication Ge 34:1,2

.Tamar, in her adultery Ge 38:14-24

.Potiphar’ s wife, in her lascivious lust and slander against Joseph Ge 39:7-20

.Zipporah, in her persecution of Moses on account of his religious obligations Ex 4:25,26

.Miriam, in her sedition with Aaron against Moses Nu 12

.Rahab, in her harlotry Jos 2:1

.Delilah, in her conspiracy against Samson Jud 16:4-20

.Peninnah, the wife of Elkanah, in her jealous taunting of Hannah 1Sa 1:4-8

.The Midianite woman in the camp of Israel, taken in adultery Nu 25:6-8

.Michal, in her derision of David’ s religious zeal 2Sa 6:16,20-23

.Bath-sheba, in her adultery, in becoming the wife of her husband’ s murderer 2Sa 11:4,5,27; 12:9,10

.Solomon’ s wives, in their idolatrous and wicked influence over Solomon 1Ki 11:1-11; Ne 13:26

.Jezebel, in her persecution and destruction of the prophets of the Lord 1Ki 18:4,13

.Jezebel, in her persecution of Elijah 1Ki 19:2

.Jezebel, in her conspiracy against Naboth, to cheat him out of his vineyard 1Ki 21:1-16

.Jezebel, in her evil counsels to, and influence over, Ahab 1Ki 21:25; with 21:17-27

.And 2Ki 9:30-37

.The cannibalistic mothers of Samaria 2Ki 6:28,29

.Athaliah, in destroying the royal household and usurping the throne 2Ki 11:1-16; 2Ch 22:10,12; 23:12-15

.The sodomites of the southern kingdom (Judah) 2Ki 23:7

.Noadiah, a false prophetess in attempting to intimidate the Jews when they were restoring Jerusalem Ne 6:14

.Haman’ s wife, in advising him to hang Mordecai Es 5:14; 6:13

.Job’ s wife, in suggesting to him that he curse God and die Job 2:9; 19:17

.Gomer, the adulterous wife of Hosea Ho 1:2,3; 3:1

.Herodias, in her incestuous marriage with Herod Antipas Mt 14:3,4; Mr 6:17-19; Lu 3:19

.Herodius, by indirectly causing John the Baptist to be decapitated Mt 14:6-11; Mr 6:24-28

.The daughter of Herodias, in her complicity with her mother in securing the death of John the Baptist Mt 14:8; Mr 6:18-28

.Sapphira, in her blasphemous falsehood Ac 5:2-10

.The woman caught in the act of adultery and brought to Jesus in the temple Joh 8:1-11

–FIGURATIVE

.Of backsliding Jer 6:2; Re 17:4,18

.Of evil people Isa 32:9,11; Mt 25:1-13

–SYMBOLICAL

.Of wickedness Zec 5:7,8; Re 17; 19:2

.See WIFE