Remarkable Women of the Bible Books in Order

Rahab’s hard work begins lifting her family from poverty, but an approaching army threatens Jericho. Forced to choose where to place her trust, she must weigh the city’s imposing defenses against faith in the God of the Hebrews.

Shepherd Avram and his mute wife reluctantly raise an unwanted girl who becomes dear to them. When her stepfather takes her away to marry, family hopes and rumors of a miraculous healer challenge the old shepherd’s cynicism.

King Saul marries his daughter Michal to David while demanding her loyalty remain with him. Loving her new husband, she must choose between the men, facing consequences that test whether her devotion can endure war, abandonment and betrayal.

Persecution drives Channah and her family from Bethlehem toward Joppa, hoping to reach Ephesus. Difficult travel and sudden disaster leave them dependent on a woman named Dorcas as they seek somewhere to worship Jesus without fear.

Rachel, Leah, Bilhah and Zilpah each recount the joys and sorrows of life as Jacob’s wives. Through their intertwined experiences, the novel imagines the women whose twelve sons became the founders of the tribes of Israel.

After hearing Paul preach, Phoebe and her wealthy father support the early Christian mission. Founding a church in Cenchrea and carrying an epistle to Rome, she confronts the demands of faith, privilege, family expectations and imperial opposition.