Women and Families of the Bible

43 people

• Abi queen

  Daughter of Zechariah; mother of Hezekiah

  1 child recorded

• Athaliah queen

  Queen who ruled Judah six years; wife of Jehoram and mother of Ahaziah

  Parents: Ahab · Spouse: Jehoram · 1 child recorded

• Azubah queen

  Daughter of Shilhi; mother of Jehoshaphat

  1 child recorded

• Bathsheba queen woman The Story of Bathsheba

  Wife of Uriah, then of King David, and mother of Solomon.

  Parents: Eliam · Spouses: David, Uriah · 4 children recorded

• Deborah woman The Story of Deborah

  Prophetess and judge of Israel who summoned Barak to battle against Sisera.

  Spouse: Lappidoth

• Delilah woman The Story of Delilah

  Woman of the valley of Sorek whom Samson loved, who handed him over to the Philistines.

  Family details not recorded in the cited passages.

• Elizabeth woman The Story of Elizabeth

  Wife of the priest Zechariah and mother of John the Baptist; relative of Mary.

  Spouse: Zechariah · 1 child recorded

• Esther queen woman The Story of Esther

  Jewish queen of Persia who risked her life to save her people from Haman's plot.

  Parents: Abihail, Mordecai · Spouse: Ahasuerus

• Eve matriarch woman The Story of Eve

  The first woman, made by God as a partner for the man and called the mother of all the living.

  Spouse: Adam · 3 children recorded

• Hagar woman The Story of Hagar

  Egyptian servant of Sarah and mother of Ishmael, to whom the angel of the LORD appeared in the wilderness.

  Spouse: Abraham · 1 child recorded

• Hamutal queen

  Daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah; mother of Jehoahaz and Zedekiah

  2 children recorded

• Hannah woman The Story of Hannah

  Mother of Samuel, who prayed for a son and dedicated him to the LORD.

  Spouse: Elkanah · 2 children recorded

• Hephzibah queen

  Mother of Manasseh

  1 child recorded

• Jael woman The Story of Jael

  Wife of Heber the Kenite, who killed Sisera in her tent.

  Spouse: Heber

• Jecoliah queen

  Of Jerusalem; mother of Uzziah (Azariah)

  1 child recorded

• Jedidah queen

  Daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath; mother of Josiah

  1 child recorded

• Jehoaddan queen

  Of Jerusalem; mother of Amaziah

  1 child recorded

• Jerusha queen

  Daughter of Zadok; mother of Jotham

  1 child recorded

• Jezebel queen woman The Story of Jezebel

  Queen of Israel, wife of Ahab, who promoted Baal worship and persecuted the LORD's prophets.

  Parents: Ethbaal · Spouse: Ahab · 1 child recorded

• Keturah matriarch

  Wife of Abraham after Sarah

  Spouse: Abraham · 6 children recorded

• Leah matriarch

  Elder daughter of Laban; wife of Jacob

  Parents: Laban · Spouse: Jacob · 7 children recorded

• Lydia woman The Story of Lydia

  Seller of purple cloth from Thyatira, the first believer in Philippi, who opened her home to Paul.

  Family details not recorded in the cited passages.

• Maacah queen

  Mother of Abijah and grandmother of Asa (removed as queen mother by Asa)

  Spouse: Rehoboam · 1 child recorded

• Martha woman The Story of Martha

  Sister of Mary and Lazarus of Bethany, who welcomed Jesus into her home and confessed him as the Christ.

  Family details not recorded in the cited passages.

• Mary Magdalene woman The Story of Mary Magdalene

  Follower of Jesus from whom seven demons had gone out, witness of his crucifixion and burial, and the first to see him risen in John's Gospel.

  Family details not recorded in the cited passages.

• Mary of Bethany woman The Story of Mary of Bethany

  Sister of Martha and Lazarus, who sat at Jesus' feet and anointed him before his death.

  Family details not recorded in the cited passages.

• Mary, mother of Jesus woman The Story of Mary, mother of Jesus

  Young woman of Nazareth who bore Jesus and followed him to the cross.

  Spouse: Joseph of Nazareth · 1 child recorded

• Meshullemeth queen

  Daughter of Haruz of Jotbah; mother of Amon

  1 child recorded

• Miriam woman The Story of Miriam

  Prophetess, sister of Moses and Aaron, who led Israel's women in song after the crossing of the sea.

  Parents: Amram, Jochebed

• Naamah queen

  The Ammonite, mother of Rehoboam; not Naamah daughter of Lamech

  Spouse: Solomon · 1 child recorded

• Naomi woman The Story of Naomi

  Widow of Bethlehem, mother-in-law of Ruth.

  Spouse: Elimelech · 2 children recorded

• Nehushta queen

  Daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem; mother of Jehoiachin

  1 child recorded

• Phoebe woman The Story of Phoebe

  Servant of the church at Cenchreae whom Paul commended to the church in Rome.

  Family details not recorded in the cited passages.

• Priscilla woman The Story of Priscilla

  Tentmaker who with her husband Aquila worked with Paul, taught Apollos and hosted a church in their home.

  Spouse: Aquila

• Rachel matriarch

  Younger daughter of Laban; wife of Jacob

  Parents: Laban · Spouse: Jacob · 2 children recorded

• Rahab woman The Story of Rahab

  Woman of Jericho who hid Israel's spies, was spared when the city fell, and is remembered for her faith.

  Spouse: Salmon · 1 child recorded

• Rebekah matriarch woman The Story of Rebekah

  Wife of Isaac and mother of Esau and Jacob.

  Parents: Bethuel · Spouse: Isaac · 2 children recorded

• Ruth matriarch woman The Story of Ruth

  Moabite widow who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi, married Boaz, and became the great-grandmother of David.

  Spouses: Mahlon, Boaz · 1 child recorded

• Sarah matriarch woman The Story of Sarah

  Wife of Abraham who, in old age, bore Isaac, the son God had promised.

  Spouse: Abraham · 1 child recorded

• Tamar matriarch

  Widow of Er and mother of Perez and Zerah; not Tamar daughter of David

  Spouse: Er · 2 children recorded

• Zebidah queen

  Daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah; mother of Jehoiakim

  1 child recorded

• Zibiah queen

  Of Beersheba; mother of Joash

  1 child recorded

• Zipporah woman The Story of Zipporah

  Daughter of Jethro and wife of Moses.

  Parents: Jethro · Spouse: Moses · 2 children recorded

Key passages

Genesis 29:16–30:24 · Ruth 4:13–17 · Matthew 1:1–16 · Luke 1:5–7 · 2 Timothy 1:5