Jehosheba-Jehosheba was a half sister of King Ahaziah, who was killed in battle.

Ahaziah's mother Athaliah, wanted the throne herself, and attempted to kill all her
grandsons. But Jehosheba rescued Ahaziah's youngest son, Joash. The courageous
act of Jehosheba, preserved the linage of David, from which Jesus was descended.

The name Jehosheba (or Jehoshabeath) means "the Lord is her oath."

Naomi-the lovable; my delight, the wife of Elimelech, and mother of Mahlon and Chilion, and
mother-in-law of ( Ruth 1:2Ruth 1:20 Ruth 1:21 ; 2:1 ). Elimelech and his wife left the district
of Bethlehem-Judah, and found a new home in the uplands of Moab. In course of time he
died, as also his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, who had married women of Moab, and three
widows were left mourning the loss of their husbands. Naomi longs to return now to her
own land, to Bethlehem. One of her widowed daughters-in-law, Ruth, accompanies her, and
is at length married to Boaz (q.v.).

Bathsheba-Bathsheba was a daughter of Eliam and was probably of noble birth.

A beautiful woman, she was seduced by David and became pregnant. David
then had Uriah killed and married her. Their first child died, but Bathsheba
later gave birth to Solomon. When David was dying, Bathsheba successfully
conspired with the prophet Nathan to block Adonijah’s succession to the
throne and to win it for Solomon. Strong-willed and fearless, she occupied an
influential position as the queen mother.
Anna the Prophetess-Anna is mentioned in the Bible as a prophetess and one of the people
connected to Jesus’ childhood. She was the daughter of Penuel from the tribe of Asher. Her
name, which she shares with Hannah in the Old Testament, means “favor” or “grace.” All we
know of her is found in three verses in the New Testament book of Luke. When Anna
encounters the infant Jesus in the temple, we see that her life is indeed overflowing with
favor and grace.

Esther- Esther is a young Jewish woman living in exile in the Persian diaspora, who through her
youth and beauty becomes queen of the Persian Empire, and then by her wits and courage saves
the Jewish people from destruction. The message of the Book of Esther, a work of historical
fiction written in the diaspora in the late Persian—early Hellenistic period (fourth
century b.c.e.), gives encouragement to the exiled Jews that they, although powerless in the
Persian Empire, can, by their resourcefulness and talents, not only survive but prosper, as does
Esther.
Sarah-Sarah, also spelled Sarai, in the Old Testament, wife of Abraham and
mother of Isaac. Sarah was childless until she was 90 years old. God
promised Abraham that she would be “a mother of nations” (Genesis 17:16)
and that she would conceive and bear a son, but Sarah did not believe. Isaac,
born to Sarah and Abraham in their old age, was the fulfillment of God’s
promise to them. The barrenness of Sarah, cited in the preface (Genesis
11:30), stands in tension with the central theme of the Abraham saga, the
promise that God will make him the founder of a mighty nation. With respect
to the fulfillment of the promise, Sarah embodies the themes of fear and
doubt, Abraham those of faith and hope. Her doubt drives Sarah to devise her
own way of realizing the promise—she gives Abraham her
maidservant, Hagar, so that Hagar might bear a child for them. When the
promise is repeated, Sarah expresses her doubt in sarcastic laughter
(Genesis 18:12). And when the promise is kept, Sarah, overcome by joy, still
implies her doubt had been reasonable (Genesis 21:6–7). Her tomb
at Hebron(Genesis 23) was a sign of Abraham’s faith that God’s promise of
the land would also be kept.
Ruth-The most distinguished person of the Moabitish race is Ruth, who became the wife
of Boaz, and ancestress of David. Her name is a contraction of reuth, which may either
be the word for “the act of seeing,” “sight” and hence, as in English, objectively “a sight,”
“something worth seeing”—or the word for “friendship” or “a female friend,” like reu in
Reuel, “friend of God.” If the former etymology be adopted, we must ascribe the name
to the early beauty of the child; if the latter, it may be due to the exhibition in infancy of
that amiable and affectionate disposition which was so characteristic of the woman.
Both meanings of the name were true of Ruth, for as a beautiful girl from Moab she was
certainly a sight worth seeing, and her character revealed her to be a woman capable of
rare friendship.

Eve-here are three names applied to Adam’s wife. She is called “Woman, because she was
taken out of Man” (Genesis 2:23). “Woman” is more of a generic designation than a name, and
is associated with Eve’s relation to Adam, a relation she was created to fulfill. Literally “woman”
means “man-ess.” Then both Eve and her husband are called “Adam.” “Male and female
created he them ... and called their name Adam” (Genesis 5:2). This inclusive name implies that
the divine ideal for man and wife is not merely that of association but an indissoluble unity. God
made them “one flesh” and gave them one name. Eve, the name given her after the
transgression and its prophesied results, was the choice of Adam “who called his wife’s name
Eve; because she was the mother of all living”
Rahab-The first part of Rahab—“Ra,” was the name of an Egyptian god. As an Amorite,
Rahab belonged to an idolatrous people, and had a name meaning “insolence,”
“fierceness,” or “broad,” “spaciousness.”
Family Connections—While Rahab’s parents, brothers and sisters were alive at the time
of her association with the spies Joshua sent out, we are not given any of their names
(Joshua 2:13). Some of the ancient Jewish fathers who held her in high reputation
reckoned that she was the wife of Joshua himself, but in the royal genealogy of Jesus,
Rahab is referred to as being the wife of Salmon, one of the two spies she sheltered. In
turn, she became the mother of Boaz, who married Ruth from whose son, Obed, Jesse
the father of David came, through whose line Jesus was born 

DinaDinah, also spelled Dina, in the Old Testament (Genesis 30:21; 34;

46:15), daughter of Jacob by Leah; Dinah was abducted and raped near the
city of Shechem, by Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite (the Hivites were a
Canaanitish people). Because Shechem then wished to marry Dinah, Hamor
suggested to Jacob that their two peoples initiate a policy of commercial and
social intercourse. Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi pretended to agree to
the marriage and the covenant if Shechem and all the other males of the city
of Shechem were circumcised. After the operations, while the men were still
weakened, Simeon and Levi attacked the city, killed all the males, including
Shechem and Hamor, and freed Dinah. They then joined in plundering the
city. Jacob rebuked Simeon and Levi for arousing the enmity of neighbouring
tribes and, on his deathbed, gave his blessing to their younger brother Judah,
reproving Simeon and Levi for their cruelty.
Tabitha-The ancient biblical city of Joppa was the home of a Hebrew woman by the name of Tabitha, or
Dorcas (her Greek name). Joppa was located on Israel’s western border on the Mediterranean coastline, about
35 miles to the west of Jerusalem. Today, it is incorporated into the greater city of Tel Aviv. It was a major
port and trading center, and it also was strategically located on the Via Maris, a major ancient trading route that
aided in the distribution of imported and exported merchandise. Jonah sailed from Joppa to escape from God’s
presence (Jonah 1:3). Cedar wood was shipped to the port of Joppa and then taken to Jerusalem when
“Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the 

Candace-Queen or Ruler of Children
The exact name of this Ethiopian queen is not given by Luke. It was the name of a
dynasty, not of an individual, and was used for many years by the queens of Ethiopia,
just as Pharaoh was the hereditary title given to ancient Egyptian kings and Caesar to
Roman emperors. The fascinating context Luke gives us is taken up with the eunuch, a
man of great authority, a potentate in his way, returning through the desert to Meroe,
Ethiopia, interested in Old Testament Scripture. Philip the Evangelist found him sitting in
his chariot reading Isaiah 53, and from this chapter so full of the truth of the cross,
preached unto him Jesus. The eunuch was converted to God, and baptized there in the
desert, and returned to his country rejoicing. Tradition has it that he witnessed to the
Candace of his newly-found Saviour and that she, too, embraced the Christian faith.
Such was the influence of this converted eunuch, that many souls were saved and
ultimately he became bishop of the first Christian Church in Ethiopia. It is interesting to
note that the present emperor of Ethiopia is a professed believer.

Prisella-Priscilla and her husband Aquila were tent makers by profession.

Paul the apostle, met them at Corinth.

Paul, worked with them making tents in between his preaching

engagements in the synagogue. Perhaps you have heart the term 'tent
making ministry. It comes from Acts 18 where Paul was making tents to
support himself financially in the ministry.

Priscilla was no doubt talented in the secular world and also gifted by God
in the ministry of the word. Her involvement with Paul must have helped
her get rooted in the word. Priscilla and Aquila later followed Paul to Syria

Rebekah-Rebekah in the Bible was the wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau. We first
meet Rebekah in Genesis 24:15, where she is identified as “the daughter of Bethuel son of
Milkah, who was the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.” This would have made Rebekah a
great-niece to Abraham and second cousin to Isaac.

Abraham had been looking for a wife for his son, Isaac, but he was unwilling for Isaac to
marry a Canaanite—Abraham and his family were living in Canaan at the time. So Abraham
sent his servant to his own kinsmen, to the city of Nahor, to find a wife for Isaac. The servant
came to a well and prayed that God would give him success in this mission. Specifically, he
prayed that whichever young woman provided water for him and his camels would be God’s
choice to be Isaac’s wife. As the servant was praying, along came a beautiful young virgin
named Rebekah, who not only gave the servant a drink but also watered his camels, providing
the sign to Abraham’s servant that she was the appointed bride (Genesis 24:10–28).

ZilphaZilpah, whose name is believed to mean “drooping”, was given to Leah as a

handmaiden by Laban, Leah’s father, when Leah was given to Jacob as a bride. Zilpah is
first introduced in the Bible in Genesis 29:24. She is on the Biblical Timeline Poster between
1754-1704 BC.

Bilhah, whose name is believed to mean “bashful or faltering”, was given to Rachel as her
handmaiden by Laban, Rachel’s father, when Rachel was given to Jacob as a bride. Bilhah
was first introduced in the Bible in Genesis 29:29.
Cozbi-Name Meaning—Deceiver, deception
This Midianitish woman, daughter of Zur, head of a chief house in Midia, had a pure
Hebrew name the meaning of which corresponding to her character, for Cozbi is derived
from the verb cazab, meaning, “deceiver” or “deception.” Given by her parents the name
may have expressed their disappointment over the birth of a daughter instead of an
expected son. But, says Wilkinson in Personal Names, “It is conceivable that this name
may have been given from the observation of proneness to falsehood and deceit in
early childhood.” In the degraded moral condition of the Midianites of the time,
craftiness and deceit were common.

Deborah-Although we know nothing of the early history of this prophetess-judge, it may be that
her parents with a knowledge of the unselfish and untiring service of Deborah the nurse, gave
their baby girl the same name which, as already indicated, means “a bee.” This we do know that
the practical qualities symbolized by the busy bee were as necessary to Deborah as they were
to the right performance of the less conspicuous and humbler duties of the former nurse
Deborah. While Deborah the patriot gathered honey for her friends, like a bee she had a fatal
sting for her enemies as the Canaanites came to experience. “Science confirms the ancient
belief that, of all the animal kingdom, the bee ranks among the highest in intelligence” says
Mary Hallet. “So Deborah stands out as among the wisest of all the Old Testament women.”

Sussana-Name Meaning—A white lily

Along with Shushan, Susanna is from the root shush. Susanna was one of those
women whom Christ healed both physically and spiritually, and who revealed their
gratitude by following Him and ministering unto Him and His disciples of their
substance. Susanna was the name of the mother of John and Charles Wesley, and
along with its shortened form, Susan, has ever been a popular name for females. In
apocryphal literature it is also the name of the heroine in The History of Susanna.

Keturah-Name Meaning—Incense
After the death of his beloved Sarah, Abraham took as his third wife, if we count Hagar
as a wife, Keturah, a young woman. When Sarah died, and Isaac his son married,
doubtless Abraham now an old man was very lonely and remarried for the sake of
companionship. Keturah is called a concubine (1 Chronicles 1:32). Her name is like
Kezia, a perfume name. She became the mother of Abraham’s six sons: Zimran,
Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah who became the progenitors of six Arabian
tribes of Southern and Eastern Palestine. Ancient Israelites regarded the Arabs as
distant relatives. It was through Keturah’s offspring that Abraham became “the father of
many nations.” The patriarch in his declining years was surrounded by a woman’s care
and love, and a circle of dear children. Kuyper, writing of the relationships between
Abraham and Keturah, says that we cannot think of it as being romantic. It was a
marriage in which a less passionately vehement love attains high ethical qualities.

Vashti-Name Meaning—Vashti corresponded to the significance of her name, “beautiful

woman.” She must have been one of the loveliest women in the realm of King
Ahasuerus who thought so much of his wife’s physical charms that at a drinking
debauchery he wanted to exhibit her beauty for she “was fair to look upon.”
Family Connections—Bullinger identifies this Persian beauty as the daughter of
Alyattes, King of Lydia, but the only authentic record of Vashti is what we have in her
brief appearance in Scripture as the queen of the court of Ahasuerus, or Artaxerxes. It
would be interesting to know what became of the noble wife after her disgrace and
divorce by her unworthy, wine-soaked husband.

Jedidah-Name Meaning—Darling of Jehovah

This sacramental name must not be confused with Solomon’s birth name, Jedidiah,
signifying “beloved of Jehovah” (2 Samuel 12:24, 25) even though it is similar to it.
Jedidah was the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath, or Bozhath, and the wife of Amon, the
wicked king who was murdered by his own servants. Jedidah became the mother of
Josiah, who succeeded his slain father when he was only eight years old, and reigned
most prosperously for 31 years. While Josiah had a wicked father, his mother Jedidah
must have been a godly woman who greatly influenced her son, for after his name we
have the suggestive phrase, “And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord.”

Hoglah-Name Meaning—A partridge or a boxer

This is the name of the third daughter of the five girls born to Zelophehad, a Manassite.
Banded together these daughters fought for and declared their rights to their deceased
father’s property and won a decision upheld by legal courts in law to this day. Their right
of inheritance was decided in their favor because there were no male joint-heirs, and on
the condition that they marry men within their own tribe.

Hannah-We know her for her sorrow. She longed for a son, but couldn’t have children.
We know her for her faithfulness. She never gave up hope that God would hear her
prayer. We also know her for her sacrifice. She dedicated her baby Samuel to the Lord
and left him at the temple to serve God “all the days of his life” (1 Samuel 1:11NIV).
Hannah is one of the most recognizable women in Scripture for all these reasons. Many
of us remember her story for her deep anguish over not being a mother. We all most
likely recall her time at the temple, taking her request to God in powerful prayer. And
what mom wouldn’t be impacted by Hannah’s bold move – leaving her little blessing at
the temple to be raised by Eli the priest?