PROMINENT WOMEN IN TORAH/PENTATEUCH

Woman in the First Creation Story Gen 1:12-28; 5:1-2
Eve Gen 2-3; 4:1-2
Sarah/Sarai Gen 11:29-13:1; 16:1-18:15; 20:2-21:12; 23:1-2, 19; 24:36; 25:10, 12; 49:31
Female Slaves of Abraham Gen 12:16; Exod 11:5
Hagar Gen 16; 21:9-21; 25:12-16
Rebecca Gen 24-27; 28:5; 29:12; 35:8; 49:31
Canaanite Women Gen 28:1, 6, 8; Exod 34:16
Rachel Gen 29-31; 33; 35:16-21, 24-25; 46:19, 22, 25; 48:7
Leah Gen 29:16-34:1; 35:23, 26; 46:5, 14, 18; 49:13

Dinah Gen 30:21; 34; 46:15
Tamar (Daughter-in-Law of Judah) Gen 38
Daughter of Pharaoh 1 Exod 2:5-10
Zipporah Exod 2:21-22; 4:20, 24-26; 18:2-6; Num 12:1
Miriam (Prophetess, Sister of Moses and Aaron) Exod 15; Num 12, 20, 26; Deut 24:9
Women with Hand-Drums, Dancing Exod 15:20
Female Hebrew Slaves Exod 21:7-11; Lev 19:20; Deut 5:14
Daughters of Zelophehad Num 26:33; 27:1-11; 36:1-12

LESS PROMINENT WOMEN

Women in scripture : a dictionary of named and unnamed women in the Hebrew Bible, is a resource by Carol Meyers that houses every one of the women listed on our website. If you would like to learn more about any one of these women or purchase this resource, visit this link.