Women In Bible Time - Hebrew Scriptures

A list of the women in the Hebrew Scriptures and the places they are mentioned. Only real women, not metaphorical or figurative women are listed.
Note that some names are repeated, for example there are five women named “Maachah”, but they are all individual women and can be differentiated by their scripture references. You can download a printable version of this list here.
List of Women in the Old Testament
(in Chronological Order)

Eve
Gen. 2:21-25; 3; 4-1-2, 25; 2 Cor. 11:3; 1 Tim. 2:13-15; 1 Ne. 5:11; 2 Ne. 2: 18-21; 9:9; Alma 12:21-26; D&C 138:39; Moses 2:27; 3:22-25; 4:6-30; 5:1-27; 6:2-6, 9; Abr. 5:16-19
Cain’s Wife
Gen. 4: 19-25; Moses 5:28, 42
Adah
Gen. 4:19-25; Moses 5:44-55
Zillah
Gen. 4:19-25; Moses 5:44-55
Naamah
Gen. 4:22; Moses 5:46
Daughters of Adam
Gen. 5: 4
Daughters of Seth
Gen. 5:7
Daughters of Enos
Gen. 5:10
Daughters of Cainan
Gen. 5:13
Daughters of Mahalaleel
Gen. 5:16
Daughters of Jared
Gen. 5:19
Daughters of Enoch
Gen. 5:22
Daughters of Methuselah
Gen. 5:26
Daughters of Lamech
Gen. 5:30
Daughters of Men
Gen. 6: 1-4
Noah’s Wife
Gen. 6:18; 7: 7, 13; 18: 16, 18; Moses 8:12
Noah’s Daughters-in-law
Ge. 18; 7:7, 13; 8:16, 18
Daughters of Shem
Gen. 11:11
Daughters of Arphaxad
Gen. 11:13
Daughters of Salah
Gen. 11:17
Daughters of Peleg
Gen. 11: 19
Daughters of Rev
Gen. 11: 21
Daughters of Serug
Gen. 11:23
Daughters of Nahor
Gen. 11:25
Sarai, Sarah
Gen. 11:29-30; 12:5, 11-20; 13:1; 16:1-6; 17: 15-21; 18: 6-15; 20:2-18; 21; 1-10; 23:1-2, 19; 24: 36, 67; 49: 31; Isa. 51:2; Rom. 4:19; 9:9; Gal. 4: 23-31; Heb. 11:11; 1 Peter 3:6-7; 2 Ne. 8:2; D&C 132:29, 34-37; 137:5-6; Abr. 2
Iscah
Gen. 11: 29
Milcah
Gen. 11:29; 22: 20-33; 24:15, 24, 47
Maidservants of Egypt
Gen. 12:16
Women of Lot’s Household
Gen. 14: 16
Hagar
Gen. 16: 1-16; 17:20; 21:9-21; 25:12; Gal. 4:22-31; D&C 132: 34, 37, 65
Lot’s Daughters
Gen. 19: 8, 12, 15-16, 30-38
Lot’s Married Daughters
Gen. 19:14
Lot’s Wife
Gen. 19: 15-16; 26
Abraham’s Mother
Gen. 20:12
Abimelech’s Wife
Gen. 20: 17-18
Abimelech’s Maidservants
Gen. 20: 17-18
Ishmael’s Egyptian Wife
Gen. 21:21
Reumah
Gen. 22:24
Rebekah
Gen. 22:23; Gen. 24-29; 35:8; 49:31; Rom. 9:10-13; D&C 132:37
Daughters of the Canaanites
Gen. 24: 3, 37; Gen. 28: 1, 6, 8
Daughters come to draw water
Gen. 24:13
Rebekah’s Mother
Gen. 24:53-60
Deborah, Rebekah’s Nurse
Gen. 24: 59; 35:8
Rebekah’s Damsels
Gen. 24:61
Keturah
Gen. 25: 1- 6; 1 Chr. 1:32-33; D&C 132:37
Judith
Gen. 26: 34-35
Bashemath
Gen. 26: 34-35
Daughter of Heth
Gen. 27:46
Mahalath
Gen. 28:9
Rachel
Gen. 29-35; 46: 19,22, 25; 48:7; Ruth 4:11; 1 Sam. 10:2; Jer. 31:15; Matt. 2:18; D&C 132:37
Leah
Gen. 29-35; 46: 15, 18; 49:31; Ruth 4:11; D&C 132:37
Bilhah
Gen. 29:29; 30: 3-8; 31:33; 32: 17; 35:22, 25; 37:2; 46:25; 1 Chr. 7:13; D&C 132:37
Zilpah
Gen. 29: 24; 30: 9-13; 31: 33; 32:22; 35: 26; 37:2; 46:18; D&C 132:37
Jacob’s Maidservants
Gen. 30:43
Dinah
Gen. 30:21; 34: 1-31; 46:15
Daughters of the Land of Shechem
Gen. 34:1
Wives of Shechem
Gen. 34:29
Adah, wife of Esau
Gen. 36:2, 4, 10, 12, 16
Aholibamah
Gen. 36:2, 5, 14, 18, 25
Anah
Gen. 36: 2, 14, 18, 25
Bashemath, Ishmael’s Daughter
Gen. 36: 3-4, 10, 13, 17
Timna
Gen. 36: 12, 22; 1 Chr. 1:39
Mehetabel
Gen. 36:39; 1 Chr. 1:50
Matred
Gen. 36:39; 1 Chr. 1:50
Tamar
Gen. 38; Ruth 4:12; 1 Chr. 2:4; Matt. 1: 3
Daughter of Shuah
Gen. 38: 2-5, 12; 1 Chr. 2:3
Midwife who assisted Tamar
Gen. 38: 28- 30
Potiphar’s Wife
Gen. 39
Asenath
Gen. 41: 45-52; 46:20
Wives of the People of Israel
Gen. 45:19; 46:5
Jacob’s Daughters and Granddaughters
Gen. 37:35; 46: 7, 15
Simeon’s Canaanite Wife
Gen. 46:10; Exod. 6:15
Serah, Daughter of Asher
Gen. 46: 17; Num. 26: 46 (spelled Sara); 1 Chr. 7:30
Jacob’s Daughters-in-law
Gen. 46: 26
Shiphrah
Exod. 1:15-22
Puah
Exod 1:15-22
Hebrew Women in Egypt
Exod. 1:19; 2:7
Jochebed
Exod. 2:1-10; 6:20; Num. 26:59; Heb. 11:23
Miriam
Exod. 2: 4-10; 15:20-21; Num. 12: 1-16; 20: 1; 26: 59; Deut. 24:9; 1 Chr. 6:3; Mic. 6:4
Pharaoh’s Daughter
Exod. 2: 5-10
Attendants of Pharaoh’s Daughter
Exod. 2:5
Seven Daughter of the Priest of Midian
Exod. 2: 16-20
Zipporah
Exod. 2: 16-22; 4: 20, 24-26; 18: 2-6
Egyptian Women Borrowed From
Exod. 3:22; 11:2
Elisheba
Exod. 6:23
Daughter of Putiel
Exod. 6:25
Women who Danced with Miriam
Exod. 15: 20-21
Women Who Gave Gold Earrings
Exod. 32:2-3
Wise Hearted Women
Exod. 35:22-29
Women Assembled at the Door of the Tabernacle
Exod. 38:8
Daughters of Levites
Lev. 10:14
Shelomith
Lev. 24:10-13
Women Baking Bread
Lev. 26:26
Wives, Daughters of Korah, Dathan and Abiram
Num. 16:27
Daughters of Aaron
Num. 18: 11-13, 19
Daughters of Moab
Num. 25:1
Cozbi
Num. 25: 6-18
Daughters of Zeolphehad (Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, Tirzah)
Num. 26: 33; 27: 1-11; 36:1-12; Josh. 17: 3-6 ; 1 Chr. 7:15
Women of Midian
Num. 31:9, 15-18, 35
Wives, Daughters of the tribes of Reuben and Gad
Num. 36: 16-17, 26
Women of Heshborn
Deut. 2:34; 3:6
Wives of Israelites
Deut. 3:19
Daughters Passed Through Fire
Deut. 12:31; 18:10; 2 Kgs. 17:17; 23:10; Psal. 106:37-38’ Jer. 7:31; 32: 35; Ezek. 16:20-21
Rahab
Josh. 2: 1-21; 6: 17- 25; Heb. 11:31; Jam. 2:25-26; Matt. 1: 5 (possibly)
Women of Jericho
Josh. 6:21
Daughters of Achan
Josh. 7:24-25
Women of Ai
Josh. 8: 25
Women of the Congregation
Josh. 8:35
Achsah
Josh. 15: 16-19; Judg. 1: 12-15; 1 Chr. 2:49
Canaanite Women married to Israelites
Judg. 3: 5-6
Deborah
Judg. 4-5
Jael
Judg. 4: 17-22; 5: 24-27
Mother of Sisera and her Wise Ladies
Judg. 5: 28-30
Mother of Gideon
Judg. 8:19
Wives of Gideon
Judg. 8: 30-31
Concubine of Gideon, mother of Abimelech
Judg. 8: 31; 9: 1-3, 18
Women of Shechem
Judg. 9:49
Women of Thebez
Judg. 9: 51
Certain Woman of Thebez
Judg. 9: 53-54; 2 Sam. 11:21
Mother of Jephthah
Judg. 11: 1
Gilead’s Wife
Judg. 11:2
Daughter of Jephthah
Judg. 11: 34-40
Companions of Jephthah’s Daughter
Judg. 11: 37-38
Daughters of Israel who Lament Jephthah’s ; Daughter
Judg. 11:40
30 Daughters and Daughters-in-law of Ibzan
Judg. 12:9
Samson’s Mother
Judg. 13: 1-25; 14: 3-9; 16:17
Samson’s Philistine Wife
Judg. 14: 1-20; 15: 1-6
Younger Sister of Samson’s Philistine Wife
Judg. 15:2
Harlot of Gaza
Judg. 16:1
Delilah
Judg. 16: 4-20
Philistine Women Killed by Samson
Judg. 16:27
Mother of Micah
Judg. 17: 1-4
Concubine of Bethlehem-Judah
Judge 19- 20
Daughter of Old Man of Gibeah
Judg. 19: 24
Daughters of Israel as Potential Brides for Benjaminite’s
Judg. 21: 1-25
Woe of Jabesh-gilead
Judg. 21: 10-14
Daughters of Shiloh

Judg. 21: 10-12, 21-25
Orpah
Ruth 1: 4-14
Naomi
Ruth 1-4
Ruth
Ruth 1-4; Matt. 1:5
Ruth’s Mother
Ruth 1:8; 2:11;
Boaz’s Maidens
Ruth 2: 8, 13, 23; 3:2
Naomi’s Neighbor Women
Ruth 4: 14-17
Hannah
1 Sam. 1 and 2: 1-11, 18-20
Peninnah
1 Sam. 1: 1-7
Daughters of Peninnah
1 Sam. 1:4
Daughters of Hannah
1 Sam. 2: 21
Women Assembled at the Door of the Congregation
1 Sam. 2: 22
Phinehas’ Wife
1 Sam. 4: 19-22
Women Attending Phinehas’ Wife
1 Sam. 4: 20
Young Women Who Direct Saul’s Servants
1 Sam. 9: 11-13
Merab
1 Sam. 14:49; 17:25; 18: 17-19; 2 Sam. 21:8 (possibly)
Michal
1 Sam. 14:49; 18: 20- 28; 19: 11-17; 25:44; 2 Sam. 3:13-16; 6:16-23; 21:8; 1 Chr.15:29
Ahinoam, Saul’s Wife
1 Sam. 14:49-50 ; 20:30 (possibly)
Mother of Agag—1 Sam. 15
33
Women Singing and Dancing to Meet Saul
1 Sam. 18: 6-7
Jonathan’s Mother
1 Sam. 20: 30
David’s Mother
1 Sam. 22: 3-4; 2 Sam. 19:37
Women of Nob
1 Sam. 22:19
Abigail
1 Sam. 25: 3-44; 27: 3; 30: 1-19; 2 Sam. 2:2; 3:3; 1 Chr. 3:1
5 Damsels of Abigail
1 Sam 25: 43
Ahinoam of Jezreel
1 Sam. 25: 43; 27:3; 30: 1-20; 2 Sam. 2:2; 3:2; 1 Chr. 3:1
Woman of Endor
1 Sam. 28: 7-25
Wives, Daughters of David’s Men
1 Sam. 30: 2-22
Women of Ziklag
1 Sam. 30- 2-3, 6, 19, 22
Zeruiah
1 Sam. 26: 6; 2 Sam. 2 :13, 18; 3:39; 8:16; 14:1; 16:9, 10; 17: 25; 18:2; 19: 21-22; 21:17; 23: 18, 37; 1 Kgs. 1:7; 2:5, 22; 1 Chr. 2:16; 11:6, 39; 18:12, 15; 26: 28; 27:24
Maacah
2 Sam. 3:3; 1 Chr. 3:2
Abital
2 Sam. 3:4; 1 Chr. 3:3
Eglah
2 Sam. 3:5; 1 Chr. 3:3
Rizpah
2 Sam. 3:7-8; 21: 8-11
Nurse of Mephibosheth
2 Sam. 4:4
David’s Concubines, Wives Taken in Jerusalem
2 Sam. 5: 13
David’s Daughters
2 Sam. 5:15; 13:18; 19: 5; 1 Chr. 14:3
Women at Ark Ceremony
2 Sam. 6:19
Bathsheba
2 Sam. 11; 2-27; 12: 1-24; 1 Kgs. 1: 5- 31; 2: 12-25; 1 Chr. 3:5; Psa. 51; Matt. 1:6; D&C 132; 39
Tamar, Daughter of David
2 Sam. 13: 1-22, 32; 1
Chr. 3:9

Wise Woman of Tekoah
2 Sam. 14: 1-20
Tamar, Daughter of Absalom
2 Sam. 14: 27
10 Concubines of David
2 Sam. 15:16; 16:21-22; 19:5 20: 3: 1 Chr. 3:9
Woman of En-rogel
2 Sam. 17:17-20
Abigail, David’s Sister
2 Sam. 17:25; 1 Chr. 2:16-17
Singing Women
2 Sam. 19:35; Eccl. 2:8; 12:4
Mother of Barzillai
2 Sam. 19:37
Woman of Abel-Beth-maachah
2 Sam. 20: 16-22
Abishag
1 Kgs. 1:1-4, 15; 2:13-25
Haggith
2 Sam. 3:4; 1 Kgs. 1:5-6, 11; 2:13; 1 Chr. 3:2
Pharaoh’s Daughter, Wife of Solomon
1 Kgs. 3:1; 7:8; 9:16,24; 11:1; 2 Chr. 8:11
2 Harlots who Approach Solomon with Baby
1 Kgs. 3:16 -28
Taphath
1 Kgs. 4:11
Basmath
1 Kgs. 4: 15
Mother of Hiram of Tyre
1 Kgs. 7:14; 2 Chr. 2:14
Queen of Sheba
1 Kgs. 10: 1- 15; 2 Chr. 9: 1-9; Matt. 12: 42; Luke 11:31
Solomon’s Foreign Wives
1 Kgs. 3:1; 7:8; 10: 8; 11: 1-8; Neh. 13:26
Tahpenes
1 Kgs. 11: 18-20
Sister of Tahpenes
1 Kgs. 11: 19-20
Zeruah
1 Kgs. 11:26
Jeroboam’s Wife
1 Kgs. 14: 1-17
Naamah
1 Kgs. 14: 21, 31; 2 Chr. 12:13
Maachah
1 Kgs. 15:2, 10, 13; 2 Chr. 11:20-22; 13:2 (called Michaiah); 15:6
Jezebel
1 Kgs. 16:31; 18: 4-19; 19: 5-25; 2 Kgs. 9
Widow of Zarephath
1 Kgs. 17: 9-24
Mother of Elisha
1 Kgs. 19: 20
Wives of Ahab
1 Kgs. 20:3, 5, 7
Azubah
1 Kgs. 22: 42; 2 Chr. 20:31
Woman who Borrowed Vessels
1 Kgs. 4: 1-7
Great Woman of Shunem
2 Kgs. 4: 8-37; 8: 1-6
Little Maid
2 Kgs. 5: 2-4
Famished Woman of Samaria
2 Kgs. 6: 26-30
Daughter of Ahab
2 Kgs. 8: 18; 2 Chr. 21:6
Athaliah
2 Kgs. 8: 26; 11: 1-20; 1 Chr. 8:26; 2 Chr. 22: 2-12; 23: 12-21; 24: 7; Ezra 8:7
Jehosheba
2 Kgs. 11:2-3; 2 Chr. 22:11 (Jehoshebeath)
Nurse of Joah
2 Kgs. 11:2-3; 2 Chr. 22;11-12
Zibiah
Shimeath
2 Kgs. 12:21; 2 Chr. 24:26
Jehoaddan
2 Kgs. 14:2; 2 Chr. 25:1
Jecholiah
2 Kgs. 15:2; 2 Chr. 26:3
Women with Child “Ripped” up
2 Kgs. 15:16; Amos 1:13
Jerusha
2 Kgs. 15: 33; 2 Chr. 27:1
Abi
2 Kgs. 18:2; 2Chr. 29:1 (called Abijah)
Hephzibah
2 Kgs. 21:1
Meshullemeth
2 Kgs. 21:19
Jedidah
2 Kgs. 22:1
Huldah
2 Kgs. 22: 12-20; 2 Chr. 34: 22-28
Women who Wove Hangings for Grove
2 Kgs. 23:7
Zebudah
2 Kgs. 23:36
Hamutal
2 Kgs. 23:31; 24:18; Jer. 52:1
Zebudah
2 Kgs. 23: 26
Nehushta
2 Kgs. 24: 8, 12, 15
Wives of Jehoiachin
2 Kgs. 24:15
Azubah
1 Chr. 2: 18-19
Jerioth
1 Chr. 2:18
Ephrath
1 Chr. 2: 19, 50; 4:4 (called
Daughter of Machir
1 Chr. 2: 21-22
Abiah
1 Chr. 2:24
Atarah
1 Chr. 2:26
Abihail
1 Chr. 2:29
Ahlai
1 Chr. 2:31
Daughters of Sheshan
1 Chr. 2: 34-35
Ephah
1 Chr. 2: 46
Maachah
1 Chr. 2: 48-49
Shelomith
1 Chr. 3:19
Hazelelponi
1 Chr. 4: 3
Helah
1 Chr. 4: 5, 7
Naarah
1 Chr. 4: 5-6
Mother of Jabez
1 Chr. 4:9
Miriam
1 Chr. 4: 17
Jehudijah
1 Chr. 4: 18
Bithiah
1 Chr. 4:18
Hodiah
1 Chr. 4:19
6 Daughters of Shimei
1 Chr. 4: 27
Aramitess Concubine of Manasseh
1 Chr. 7:14
Maachah
1 Chr. 7: 15-16
Hammoleketh
1 Chr. 7: 18
Wife of Ephraim
1 Chr. 7:23
Sherah
1 Chr. 7:24
Shua
1 Chr. 7:32
Hushim
1 Chr. 8:8, 11
Baara
1 Chr. 8:8 (maybe Hodesh in vs. 9)
Hodesh
1 Chr. 8:9
Maachah
1 Chr. 8:29; 9:35
Daughter of Eleazar
1 Chr. 23:22
Daughters of Heman
1 Chr. 25: 5-6
Mahalath
2 Chr. 11:18
Abihail
2 Chr. 11:18-20
18 Wives and 60 Concubines of Rehoboam
2 Chr. 11:21
60 Daughters of Rehoboam
2 Chr. 11: 21
Michaiah
2 Chr. 13:2
14 Wives of Abijah
2 Chr. 12:21
16 Daughters of Abijah
2 Chr. 13:21
Wives of Judah
2 Chr. 20:13
2 Wives of Jehoiada
2 Chr. 24:3
Shimrith
2 Chr. 24:26; 2 Kgs 12:21 (called Shomer)
Judean Women Taken Captive by Israelites
2 Chr. 28:8, 10-15; 29:9
Singing Women Who Lament
2 Chr. 35: 35
Daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite
Ezra 2: 61; Neh. 7: 63-64
Foreign Wives who were Divorced
Ezra 9:2; 10: 1-19, 44; Neh. 10:28, 30; 13: 23-27.
Queen, Wife of Artaxerxes
Neh. 2:6
Daughters of Shallum
Neh. 3:12
Women in Rebuilt Jerusalem
Neh. 4: 14; 5:1-5
Noadiah
Neh. 6:14
Vahsti
Esther 1: 9- 20; 2:1
Women at Vashti’s Banquet
Esther 1:9
Women of Persia and Media
Esther 1: 18-20
Young Virgins from Empire
Esther 2:2-3, 8, 12-14, 17, 19
Esther
Book of Esther; Ezra 4:6
Esther’s Maids
Esther 2:9; 4: 4, 16
Zeresh
Esther 5:10, 14; 6: 13-14
3 Daughters of Job
Job. 1: 2, 4, 13, 18
Job’s Sisters
Job 42: 11
Job’s Daughters
(Jemima-, Kezia and Keren-happuch)
Job 42: 14-15
Mother of Solomon’s Son
Prov. 1:8; 6:20
Mother of King Lemuel
Prov. 31: 1-31
Prophetess (Wife of Isaiah)
Isa. 8:3
Women Who Bake Cakes to the Queen of Heaven
Jer. 7: 18; 44:15-25
Daughter of my People
Jer. 8:11, 19-22; 9:1; 14:17
Mourning Women
Jer. 9: 17, 20
Cunning Women
Jer. 9:17, 20
Women, Daughters consumed by Famine
Jer. 11:22; 14:16; 16: 2-4; 19:9
Widows Increased
Jer. 15:8; 18:21
Jeremiah’s Mother
Jer. 1:5; 15:10; 20:14, 17-18
Women Left in Zedekiah’s House
Jer. 38: 22-23; 41:10, 16; 43:6-7
Women Not carried Away Captive by the ;Babylonians
Jer. 40: 7; 41:16-17; 43:5-6
Women Who went to Egypt
Jer. 43: 6; 44: 7, 15, 24-25
Wicked Queens/wicked Wives
Jer. 44: 9
Women Weeping for Tammuz
Jer. 8:14
Women that Sew Pillows for Statues
Ezek. 13: 17-22
Ezekiel’s Wife
Ezek. 24:18
Wives and Concubines of Belshazzar
Dan. 5: 2-3, 23
Queen of Babylon
Dan. 5:10- 12
Women Cast into the Lion’s Den
Dan. 6:24
Gomer
Hosea 1:3-11; 2: 1-18, 23; 3: 1-3
Lo-ruhamah
Hosea 1: 6, 8; 2:1-2
Huzzab (the queen)
Nah. 2:7