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May 4, 2022 · Anna - The Widow. Scripture: Luke 2:21-38. Anna lived in the temple Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to for purification rights after birth. Simeon recognized the baby for who he was and declared that he would bring salvation to Israel. Anna was only married seven years before her husband died and left her a widow.
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May 30, 2023 · Anna is a prophetess mentioned in the Gospel of Luke. While her story is short, it is quite powerful. It says in Luke 2:36 that she was the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. Names and origins noted throughout the Bible are often important as it helps us understand lineage and the genealogy of the families.
May 29, 2024 · Eve: The First Woman. One woman in the Bible all Christians should know is Eve. Eve was the first woman ever created, and she is the mother of all the living (Genesis 3:20). God created Adam and Eve in His image, and He loved them dearly (Genesis 1:27). The plan for their life was to live with God in the Garden of Eden, serve God, and enjoy ...
- Eve—The original baddie, she made the fatal-for-everyone mistake of listening to the serpent’s lie that God wasn’t telling the truth about the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden.
- Jezebel—A Phoenician princess, she was married to Ahab, one of Israel’s worst kings. She worshipped Baal, who was heralded as the bringer of rain and prosperity.
- Athaliah—She was the daughter of Ahab and probably also of Jezebel, the Bible’s wickedest queen. Married to the King of Judah, she grew paranoid after his death, murdering her grandchildren in order to secure the throne.
- Herodias—The granddaughter of Herod the Great, she married two of her uncles, Herod Philip I and Herod Antipas. An ambitious and ruthless woman, she hated John the Baptist for thundering against her marriage to Herod Antipas, whom she had married after divorcing his half-brother Philip.
Tamar #1 – daughter-in-law of Judah, as well as the mother of two of his children, the twins Zerah and Perez. Genesis[ 190 ] Tamar #2 – daughter of King David, and sister of Absalom. Her mother was Maacah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur. II Samuel[ 191 ] Tamar #3 – daughter of David's son Absalom.
2. Sarah. Along with her father-in-law, Terah, husband, Abraham, and nephew, Lot, Sarah moved far away from home. Twice. She was also one of several women who suffered from infertility in the ...
Nov 13, 2018 · Women were called co-workers in ministry (for example, Rom. 16:12; Phil. 4:2-3). Women serve at the pleasure of the Triune God. True Christian ministry only occurs by the initiative and as a work of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is the one who gives gifts to the ministers that are needed for ministry, who interprets God’s Word and who enables a ...
Non-religious explanations and history. Stories. Dimension of Life explained. Good read. An explanation of what it was about, how it came together, what ancient mystery is about.
