Women in the Bible

ANSWERS:

W Tamar 1. She was the widow of Er and Onan. She slept with her father-in-law. (Genesis 38)

A Apphia 2. She was likely the wife of Philemon and was stoned to death along with Philemon
and Archippus during the reign of Nero. (Philemon 1:1)

L Keturah 3. Abraham’s second wife. (Genesis 25)

B Bilhah 4. Rachel’s maid who had children with Jacob. ( Genesis 30)

Y Zilpah 5. Leah’s maid who had children with Jacob. (Genesis 30)

D Dinah 6. The daughter of Jacob and Leah who was raped by Sechum. (Genesis 34)

Z Zipporah 7. Moses’ wife from Midian. (Exodus 2)

J Jochebed 8. Moses’ mother who was born in Egypt and was a descendant of Levi. (Numbers 26:59)

R Peninnah 9. The two wives of Elkanah were Hannah and this woman. (1 Samuel 1)

W Tamar 10. David’s daughter who was raped by her half brother Amnon. (2 Samuel 13)

T Puah 11. Shiphrah and this woman were Hebrew midwives who were ordered by the King of
Egypt to kill the sons born to Hebrew women. (Exodus 1)

N Merab 12. Saul’s elder daughter who was to be given to David as his wife, but instead was
given to Adriel. (1 Samuel 18)

O Michal 13. Saul’s younger daughter, who was in love with David, and was given to him for a wife. (1 Samuel 18)

E Eglah 14. At Hebron, David had six sons born to six different wives: Ahinoan, Abigail, Maacah,
Haggith, Abital, and this woman. (2 Samuel 3:2)

X Tirzah 15. Zelophehad had five daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and this woman.
(Joshua 17)

C Chloe 16. This woman informed Paul about the divisions and quarreling among the people in the
church at Corinth. (1 Corinthians 1:11)

I Jael 17. The wife of Heber the Kenite who killed Sisera at the battle of Mount Tabor.
(Judges 4-5)

P Nympha 18. She hosted a church in her home and is mentioned by the Apostle Paul. (Colossians 4:15)

V Syntyche 19. Euodia and this woman had some disagreement at the church in Philippi, and Paul urged
them to agree in the Lord. (Philippians 4:2)

S Persis 20. In the book of Romans, Paul commands us to greet one another with a holy kiss, and then
he mentions many people by name including Julia, Tryphaena, Tryposa, and this woman
who he described as the beloved. (Romans 16:12-16)

Q Orpah 21. This woman was the daughter-in-law of Naomi and the sister-in-law of Ruth, and was
married to Chilion. (Ruth 1:4)

H Herodias 22. Her daughter danced for King Herod on his birthday. (Matthew 14:6)

K Judith 23. She was the daughter of Beeri the Hittite and she married Esau when he was 40 years
old. (Genesis 26:34)

M Lois 24. Timothy’s grandmother. (2 Timothy 1:5)

G Gomer 25. The wife of the prophet Hosea, who was a promiscuous woman, but married by Divine
command. (Hosea 1:2-3)

U Serah 26. The daughter of Asher and granddaughter of Jacob. (Genesis 46:17)

F Elisheba 27. The wife of Aaron, and the mother of four sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
(Exodus 6: 23)

CHARM IS DECEITFUL AND
BEAUTY IS PASSING,
BUT A WOMAN WHO FEARS THE
LORD, SHE SHALL BE PRAISED.