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Abigail
Biblical, reputedly flourished circa 950 B.C., ancient IsraelAccording to the Old Testament, Abigail saved the life of her husband, Nabal the Carmelite, when King David tried to kill him for refusing to be hospitable to him and... Read more
Athaliah
Biblical, reputedly flourished circa 840 B.C., Judah (modern-day Israel)The Old Testament figure Athaliah was the daughter of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel of Israel. She married King Jehoram of Judah, descendant of King David, a union which... Read more
Deborah
Biblical, reputedly flourished circa 1293–1257 B.C., ancient IsraelDeborah was a prophet, poet, and the only female judge of Israel named in the Old Testament. Legend states that based on a vision, she called up General Barak and... Read more
Dorcas
Biblical, flourished circa A.D. 40, Jaffa, IsraelDorcas, called Tabitha in Aramaic, an ancient Semitic language, was a Christian woman from Joppa (Jaffa), a city in Israel, who spent much of her time making clothes for the... Read more
Esther
Biblical, flourished circa 450 B.C., Persia (modern-day Iran, Afghanistan)Esther, a Jew, was taken as a wife by the king of Persia, Ahasuerus. Not long after, Ahasuerus gave his minister, Haman, authority to rid Persia of all Jewish people... Read more
Eve
BiblicalIn the most popular versions of Christian teaching, Eve is the first woman, created out of Adam's rib. She is the source of original sin because she ate forbidden fruit... Read more
Huldah
Biblical, reputedly flourished circa 620s B.C., JerusalemHuldah, a school teacher and prophetess living in Jerusalem, was asked to deliver God's opinion when Deuteronomy, the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible, was rediscovered in the 620s B.C.... Read more
Jezebel
Biblical, reputedly flourished circa 860 B.C., ancient IsraelJezebel was a ninth-century queen of Israel, wife of King Ahab. She worshipped Baal and Astarte, the god and goddess of fertility, and was condemned for converting Ahab to... Read more
Leah
Biblical, exact dates uncertain, ancient IsraelThe Old Testament figure Leah was the daughter of Laban, a shepherd who was visited by Jacob, son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham, in his search for a wife.... Read more
Lilith
Mythic, Hebrew, references date as far back as circa 2000 B.C.References to Lilith in the Dead Sea Scrolls and in the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh (circa 2000 B.C.) identify her as an evil spirit and a night demon that harmed... Read more
Lydia
Biblical, flourished circa A.D. 25, Lydia (modern-day Turkey)Lydia was a wealthy merchant in the kingdom of Lydia. Her business, the production of purple dye, the color worn by royalty and the upper class, was based in the... Read more
Maacah
Biblical, reputedly flourished circa 915 B.C., Judah (modern-day Israel)Daughter of King David's son Absalom, Maacah (Maachah) was a queen and, depending upon the version of the story, the mother or the grandmother of Asa, king of Judah. Asa... Read more
Mary Magdalene
Biblical, flourished circa A.D. 30, MagdalaMary Magdalene was a woman from the city of Magdala, on the Sea of Galilee, who is recognized by many sects of Christianity to be an early follower of Jesus... Read more
Makeda
Flourished circa 950 B.C., EthiopiaMakeda is the Ethiopian name for the Queen of Sheba, an ancient kingdom mentioned in both the Old Testament and the Qur'an that was probably located around modern-day Ethiopia or... Read more
Martha of Bethany
Biblical, flourished circa A.D. 30, Bethany, near JerusalemMartha, the sister of Mary and Lazarus, lived with her family in Bethany, outside of Jerusalem, although they may have also lived in Magdala, a city in Galilee, for... Read more
Mary of Bethany
Biblical, flourished circa A.D. 30, Bethany, near JerusalemMary of Bethany, the sister of Martha and Lazarus, was an early follower of Jesus Christ, said to have anointed his feet when he visited her family's home. Many... Read more
Miriam
Biblical, Hebrew, reputedly flourished circa 1270 B.C., ancient EgyptAccording to the Book of Exodus in the Old Testament, Miriam, the older sister of Moses and Aaron, played a crucial role in the Israelites' exodus from Egypt. It was... Read more
Naomi
Biblical, exact dates uncertain, Judah and Moab (modern-day Israel)As told in the Old Testament Book of Ruth, Naomi was a woman from Judah who, during a time of famine, moved her family to Moab, a city just east... Read more
Nicaula
Nicaula is another name given to the Queen of Sheba, who is also called Makeda in Ethiopia.
Makeda is the Ethiopian name for the Queen of Sheba, an... Read more
Phoebe
Biblical, Flourished circa A.D. 40, Corinth, GreecePhoebe is mentioned in Paul's Epistle to the Romans (circa A.D. 56), a discourse in the form of a letter which is now included in the New Testament. Some biblical... Read more
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