This Study Bible is an invitation to learn about all the women in the Bible – those who are mentioned by name and the many who remain anonymous. The Bible mentions about 800 women or groups of women. We probably never imagined that there were so many. Among the literature of its time, the Bible stands out for the elevated position it gives to women. This is because, for God, both men and women are equally important. Even in genealogies, where patrilineal descent is evident, there is frequent mention of daughters, some with names and others without.

Who are these 800 or so women or groups of women? Why are they mentioned in Scripture? Do they have a message for us today? Each of them appears in God’s Word for a reason, positive or negative. All of them were important. All of them were known and loved by God. So what are we waiting for? Let’s go! Let’s find out who they were, what they did, why they stood out, and why they are mentioned. Some of the women’s messages may be minimal, but they are there, waiting to be read, pondered, understood, admired, praised, believed, and valued.

In the material of this study Bible we wanted to mention all the women in the Bible, no matter how circumstantial the reference may have been. From the daughters of the longest-lived man to the widow who was a widow for the shortest time; from the princess of the most powerful empire of her time to the poor and seemingly insignificant widow who decided to offer God everything she had.

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