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Salome #2 – a follower of Jesus present at his crucifixion as well as the empty tomb. Mark [175] Samaritan woman at the well, or Photine is a well known figure from the Gospel of John; Sapphira – Acts [176] Sarah #1 – wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac. Her name was originally "Sarai".
Mary Magdalene (also called Miriam of Magdala) is among the women depicted in the New Testament who accompanied Jesus and his twelve apostles, and who also helped to support the men financially. [40] According to Mark 15:40, [41] Matthew 27:56, [42] John 19:25, [43] and Luke 23:49, [44] she was one of the women who remained at Jesus's ...
t. e. Women in the Bible are wives, mothers and daughters, servants, slaves and prostitutes. As both victors and victims, some women in the Bible change the course of important events while others are powerless to affect even their destinies. The majority of women in the Bible are anonymous and unnamed. Individual portraits of various women in ...
Joanna, wife of Chuza. Joanna ( Koinē Greek: Ἰωάννα, romanized: Iōanna, also Greek: Ἰωάνα ), the wife of Chuza ( γυνὴ Χουζᾶ ), [ 2] is a woman mentioned in the gospels who was healed by Jesus and later supported him and his disciples in their travels. She is one of the women recorded in the Gospel of Luke as ...
Jewish women disciples, including Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Susanna, had accompanied Jesus during his ministry and supported him out of their private means. [2] Although the details of these gospel stories may be questioned, in general they reflect the prominent historical roles women played as disciples in Jesus' ministry. There were women ...
Jesus and the woman taken in adultery (or the Pericope Adulterae) [ a] is a most likely pseudepigraphical [ 1] passage ( pericope) found in John 7:53 – 8:11 [ 2] of the New Testament . In the passage, Jesus was teaching in the Temple after coming from the Mount of Olives. A group of scribes and Pharisees confronts Jesus, interrupting his ...
Jezebel. Athaliah? Jezebel ( / ˈdʒɛzəbəl, - bɛl /; [ 1][ 2][ 3] Hebrew: אִיזֶבֶל, Modern: ʾĪzével, Tiberian: ʾĪzeḇel) was the daughter of Ithobaal I of Tyre and the wife of Ahab, King of Israel, according to the Book of Kings of the Hebrew Bible ( 1 Kings 16, 1 Kings 16:31 ). [ 4] According to the biblical narrative ...
A seal impression with the name 'Gedaliah who is over the house' is commonly identified with Gedaliah, son of Ahikam. [181] Gedaliah son of Pashhur, an opponent of Jeremiah. A bulla bearing his name was found in the City of David [182] Gemariah (son of Shaphan), son of Shaphan the scribe. A bulla was found with the text "To Gemaryahu ben Shaphan".