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Faith Online's guide to the top 10 women in the Bible. The list below rates them according to the number of times their name appears in the Scriptures
1. Sarah, described as “Mother of the Nations”, Wife of Abraham (Genesis 17: 15, 16) Mentioned 59 times in total.
2. Rachel (Genesis 29:17) “Shapely” and “beautiful”. 47 appearances.
3. Queen Esther (Esther 2:7) “Beautiful”. Her story is a tribute to beauty treatments! Appears 47 times too.
4. Mary, Mother of Jesus. (Luke 1:42) Said to be “Blessed among women” and “full of grace”. 37 mentions.
5. Leah (Ruth 4:11). 34 Biblical appearances. Built the house of Israel.
6. Rebekah (Genesis 24). 31 mentions. Very beautiful!
7. Naomi (Ruth 1:20) Described as bitter and sweet. 21 mentions.
8. Judith (Judith 8, 7, 8). 22 mentions but only appears in Roman Catholic and Orthodox versions of the Scriptures. Godfearing.
9. Jezabel (1 Kings: 21:25) 22 references. Prostitute, Queen, witch. Described as putting on her make up shortly before her death.
10. Abigail (1 Samuel: 25:3) Intelligent and beautiful. 19 mentions.
And what about Eve? Well apparently she is only referred to four times by her name in the Bible, otherwise described generically as “the woman” or “the female”.
Information supplied by The Bible Society
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James, Coventry, UK
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Jonathan, London,
The Blessed Virgin Mary should be the first on the list. She said "yes" when asked to be the Mother of God. Without her cooperation - well lets just say "No Mary - No Jesus" - "Know Mary - Know Jesus."
Linda Fowler, Rock Hill, USA
What about Tamar? She had some issues, but who doesn't?
Kim Righetti, Upland, Calif. USA
And the worse...Eve - she's the reason women have pain at childbirth and periods
Niall Orr, Sydney, Australia
Esther: Her story is a tribute to beauty treatments!
There is SO much more to these women!
It's not the Bible that's sexist but those who read it!
Her story is one of great heroism and faith, who literally saved the Jews from genocide.
Nathan, Cambridge, uk