ABIGAIL :

Influential Woman In The Bible

She was as astute as her husband was obtuse. Later married David

DIANA

Influential Woman In The Bible

The name appears briefly in the New Testament belonging to a prophetess who recognized Jesus as the Messiah

DEBORAH

Influential Woman In The Bible

A heroine and prophetess who led the Israelites to defeat Canaanites as told in the Old Testament Book of Judges.

Lois

Influential Woman In The Bible

the mother of Eunice and the grandmother of Timothy

HANNAH

Influential Woman In The Bible

Hannah was the mother of the prophet Samuel in the Hannah was the mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament.

MAGDALENE:

Influential Woman In The Bible

sMary Magdalene, a person in the New Testament, was named thus because she was from Magdala - a village on the sea of Galilee whose name meant "tower" in Hebrew. She was cleaned of evil spirits by Jesus and then remained with him during his ministry

ORPAH or ORPHA

Influential Woman In The Bible

Orpah was Naomi's second daughter-in-law in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament

RUTH

Influential Woman In The Bible

a Moabite woman who was the ancestor of King David. Ruth says, "Entreat me not to leave you, or to turn back from following you; For wherever you go, I will go; And wherever you lodge, I will lodge; Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God. Where you die, I will die, and there will I be buried. The LORD do so to me, and more also, if anything but death parts you and me." (Ruth 1:16-17 NKJV)

DIANA:

Influential Woman In The Bible

Diana was a Roman goddess of the moon, hunting, forests, and childbirth, often identified with the Greek goddess Artemis

HOSANNA:

Influential Woman In The Bible

In the New Testament this was exclaimed by Jesus when he first entered Jerusalem.

JEZEBEL:

Influential Woman In The Bible

In the Old Testament this was the name of the evil wife of Ahab, king of Israel. She was eaten by dogs, fulfilling Elijah's prophecy.

LOIS

Influential Woman In The Bible

the mother of Eunice and the grandmother of Timothy

MAGDALENE:

Influential Woman In The Bible

Mary Magdalene, a person in the New Testament, was named thus because she was from Magdala - a village on the sea of Galilee whose name meant "tower" in Hebrew. She was cleaned of evil spirits by Jesus and then remained with him during his ministry

MARY:

Influential Woman In The Bible

(Maria, Mariam, Miryam) The meaning is not known for certain, but there are several guesses that it means "wished for child". However it was most likely originally an Egyptian name, perhaps derived in part from mry "beloved" or mr "love".

NAOMI:

Influential Woman In The Bible

In the Old Testament this was the name of the mother-in-law of Ruth.

REBECCA:

Influential Woman In The Bible

This was the name of the wife of Isaac and the mother of Esau and Jacob in the Old Testament

ORPAH or ORPHA:

Influential Woman In The Bible

Orpah was Naomi's second daughter-in-law in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament

OPHRAH:

Influential Woman In The Bible

RUTH:

Influential Woman In The Bible

a Moabite woman who was the ancestor of King David

SARAH:

Influential Woman In The Bible

She became the mother of Isaac at the age of 90

SHARON:

Influential Woman In The Bible

referring to the fertile plain near the coast of Israel. This is also the name of a type of flowering shrub, the rose of Sharon

SUSANNA:

Influential Woman In The Bible

In the Old Testament Apocrypha this is the name of a woman falsely accused of adultery. The prophet Daniel clears her name by tricking her accusers, who end up being condemned themselves