“Women in the Old Testament,” Tambuli, Feb. 1991, 12

Women in the Old Testament

By Janet Peterson

Match the descriptions to the appropriate names.

a. Abigail	___ 1. Name changed from Sarai (see Gen. 17:15 ).
b. Eve	___ 2. Mother of Samuel, dedicated her son to the Lord (see 1 Sam. 1:20, 25–28 ).
c. Sarah	___ 3. Sister of Moses (see Num. 26:59 ).
d. Ruth	___ 4. Mother of Esau and Jacob (see Gen. 25:20–26 ).
e. Hannah	___ 5. First woman on earth (see Gen. 3:20 ).
f. Miriam	___ 6. Convinced David not to kill Nabal, later became David’s wife (see 1 Sam. 25:23–25, 32–33, 39 ).
g. Naomi	___ 7. Jacob worked fourteen years to marry her (see Gen. 29:20–30 ).
h. Rachel	___ 8. Ruth’s mother-in-law (see Ruth 1:22 ).
i. Delilah	___ 9. Faithful and loving Moabite who followed her husband’s family (see Ruth 1:3–16 ).
j. Rebekah	___ 10. Found out Samson’s secrets and betrayed him (see Judg. 16:6, 17–19 ).