________Women in the Bible ________
Old Testament and New Testament
compiled by Sara Lincoln Jan. 2011
Here is a list of women in the Old Testament and New Testament most of whom sought the truth and lived the truth. These women were required and willing to serve the purposes of God.
We acknowledge and thank the hundreds of women not named.
Old Testament
Eve first woman, wife of Adam; acted on the suggestion of the
serpent, evil
Hagar wife of Abraham; mother of Ishmael
Sarah wife of Abraham; mother of Isaac
Rebekah wife of Isaac; mother of Esau and Jacob
Miriam sister of Moses and Aaron
Rahab hid two Hebrew spies in Jericho; ancestor of David
and Jesus
Deborah the fifth judge of Israel and the only female judge;
a prophet
Ruth from Moab, a pagan country; great-grandmother of David
Hannah dedicated her son Samuel to the Lord;
Samuel became the first prophet
Abigail helped David when he was hiding from King Saul;
later became David’s wife
Bath-Sheba wife of Uriah the Hittite, then wife of David and
mother of Solomon
Widow of Zarephath widow with son, willing to give Elijah their last
bit of food
Shunammite woman helped the Prophet Elisha; he healed
her barrenness
Huldah a prophet during the same time that Jeremiah was a prophet
Esther a Jewish queen who saved her people from destruction
New Testament
Mary, mother of Jesus called the Virgin Mary
Elisabeth mother of John the Baptist; her husband was Zacharias
Anna saw the baby Jesus and realized that he was the long-
awaited Messiah
Martha and Mary sisters of Lazarus and followers of Jesus
Three unnamed women healed by Jesus
The Syro-Phoenician woman a Gentile woman whose daughter was
healed by Jesus
Woman of Samaria gave Jesus a drink at the well; recognized Jesus’
divinity and told the elders of the city to come meet him
Mary Magdalene Jesus cast out seven demons; she became one of
Jesus’ followers
Pilate’s wife she defended Jesus and said he shouldn’t be condemned
and crucified
Mary, mother of James and John; present at Jesus’ crucifixion and
resurrection
Salome brought spices to Jesus’ tomb; mother of the disciples
James and John
Mary, mother of John Mark who later wrote the Gospel of Mark
Dorcas raised from the dead by Peter; she was also called Tabitha
Lydia wealthy woman who helped Paul; she heard Paul speak and
became the first convert to Christianity in Europe
Priscilla she and her husband Aquila helped Paul spread the
Gospel of Christianity
Phoebe a wealthy businesswoman who helped Paul
Lois and Eunice Lois was Eunice’s mother; Eunice was the mother of
Timothy who accompanied Paul on his journeys
Friday, December 10, 2010
Men in the Bible New Testament
________Men in the Bible ________
New Testament
compiled by Sara Lincoln Jan. 2011
Jesus The Son of God; The Messiah; through parables and healings, he taught the people that God is all powerful and that man is not material but is also the son of God.
The disciples of Jesus were Simon Peter, Andrew, James the son of Zebedee, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot.
Peter A disciple of Jesus; denied Jesus before the crucifixion but later he raised Dorcas from the dead; he and the Apostle Paul spread Christianity after Jesus ascended.
Apostle Paul in many cities he established churches based on Jesus Christ as the Son of God; wrote letters to encourage these churches; many of the books in the New Testament are letters written by Paul; raised the boy Eutychus from the dead;
Publius chief of the island of Malta; Paul healed Publius’ father
Philip preached the Gospel and healed people
Mark wrote the first story of Jesus’ life several decades after Jesus’
ascension
Matthew Jesus’ disciple; wrote history of Jesus and told about Jesus’
healings and parables
Luke helped the Apostle Paul; wrote about the healings of Jesus in the
book of Luke and the healings of the apostles in the book Acts of the Apostles
John a disciple of Jesus; a strong leader of the disciples after Jesus
ascended; banished to the isle of Patmos where he wrote the book of
Revelation.
New Testament
compiled by Sara Lincoln Jan. 2011
Jesus The Son of God; The Messiah; through parables and healings, he taught the people that God is all powerful and that man is not material but is also the son of God.
The disciples of Jesus were Simon Peter, Andrew, James the son of Zebedee, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot.
Peter A disciple of Jesus; denied Jesus before the crucifixion but later he raised Dorcas from the dead; he and the Apostle Paul spread Christianity after Jesus ascended.
Apostle Paul in many cities he established churches based on Jesus Christ as the Son of God; wrote letters to encourage these churches; many of the books in the New Testament are letters written by Paul; raised the boy Eutychus from the dead;
Publius chief of the island of Malta; Paul healed Publius’ father
Philip preached the Gospel and healed people
Mark wrote the first story of Jesus’ life several decades after Jesus’
ascension
Matthew Jesus’ disciple; wrote history of Jesus and told about Jesus’
healings and parables
Luke helped the Apostle Paul; wrote about the healings of Jesus in the
book of Luke and the healings of the apostles in the book Acts of the Apostles
John a disciple of Jesus; a strong leader of the disciples after Jesus
ascended; banished to the isle of Patmos where he wrote the book of
Revelation.
________Men in the Bible ________
Old Testament
compiled by Sara Lincoln Jan. 2011
Here is a list of men in the Old Testament most of whom sought the truth and lived the truth. These men were required and willing to serve the purposes of God. We acknowledge and thank the hundreds of men not named.
Adam first human; did not obey God; banished from Garden of Eden; must have repented because after the birth of his grandson, Enos, then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.
Enoch walked with God: and he was not for God took him
Noah followed God’s directions to build an ark and save mankind and
animals from the flood; Noah walked with God
Abraham had the faith to go to a new land and have only one God;
Father of many nations: Jews, Christians, Muslims
Melchizedek King of Salem; priest of the Most High God; a ‘Christ’ figure.
He blessed Abraham, possessor of heaven and earth
Lot Abraham’s nephew; left Abraham to live in the city of Sodom
Twelve sons of Jacob/Israel settled in Canaan and became the 12 Tribes of Israel: Gad, Reuben, Simeon, Judah, Dan, Levi, Asher, Joseph, Benjamin, Issachar, Zebulon, and Naphtali.
Isaac Abraham and Sarah’s son;
Isaac and Rebekah were parents of Jacob and Esau
Jacob and Esau twin sons of Isaac and Rebekah; Esau sold his birthright
to Jacob; later in life, Esau and Jacob were reunited
Joseph Abraham’s favorite son; he became a prince in Egypt and saved
his brothers who had sold him into slavery because of their jealousy
Moses called by God to lead the Children of Israel out of slavery in
Egypt; received the Ten Commandments; did not cross the Jordan River into the Promised Land
Aaron Moses’ brother who spoke for Moses before Pharaoh;
first High Priest of the Hebrew nation
Joshua led the Children of Israel into Canaan, conquering the city
of Jericho
Gideon a prophet; delivered Israel from the Midianites with only 300 men
Samson last Judge of Israel; destroyed many pagan Philistines by
breaking the pillars holding up the roof of the temple of Dagon
Samuel first Prophet of Israel; anointed Saul then David as Kings
of Israel
Saul first King of Israel; the Children of Israel insisted on
having a king because the nations around them had kings
David as King, he united Israel and Judah into one nation; wrote many
Psalms; an ancestor of Jesus Christ
Absalom son of David who tried to kill David
Solomon David’s son; second King of Israel; built the Temple in Jerusalem;
a ‘wise King’ who wrote the book of Proverbs
Job he lived an honest life before God; ‘Satan’ took everything away but Job remained faithful and would not ‘curse God.’ Everything was restored.
Jonah ran away from God’s directive, spent three days in the belly of a whale, then went forward to ‘preach against and convert the Ninevites,’
as directed
Ahab King of Israel; he and his wife Jezebel worshipped Baal
Elijah God’s prophet who destroyed the ‘prophets of Baal;’ ran away from Jezebel’s death threat; witnessed earthquake, wind, and fire; heard God as a still, small voice; restored a widow’s son to life; did not die but was taken up into heaven; Moses, Elijah, and Jesus appeared to the disciples at the transfiguration
Elisha succeeded the prophet Elijah; advised Kings, preached the Word of God; he sweetened the bitter waters for drinking and healed Naaman
of leprosy
Gehazi Elisha’s servant
Daniel refused to worship the idol set up by King Nebuchadnezzar so he was thrown into a den of lions; the lions did not hurt Daniel for he was obeying God
Nehemiah rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem after Babylon had destroyed
the city
Isaiah a prophet; warned the Israelites that they were not living up to their purpose, but that God would send a Savior
Jeremiah a prophet during the years that Israel was in captivity in Babylon
Old Testament
compiled by Sara Lincoln Jan. 2011
Here is a list of men in the Old Testament most of whom sought the truth and lived the truth. These men were required and willing to serve the purposes of God. We acknowledge and thank the hundreds of men not named.
Adam first human; did not obey God; banished from Garden of Eden; must have repented because after the birth of his grandson, Enos, then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.
Enoch walked with God: and he was not for God took him
Noah followed God’s directions to build an ark and save mankind and
animals from the flood; Noah walked with God
Abraham had the faith to go to a new land and have only one God;
Father of many nations: Jews, Christians, Muslims
Melchizedek King of Salem; priest of the Most High God; a ‘Christ’ figure.
He blessed Abraham, possessor of heaven and earth
Lot Abraham’s nephew; left Abraham to live in the city of Sodom
Twelve sons of Jacob/Israel settled in Canaan and became the 12 Tribes of Israel: Gad, Reuben, Simeon, Judah, Dan, Levi, Asher, Joseph, Benjamin, Issachar, Zebulon, and Naphtali.
Isaac Abraham and Sarah’s son;
Isaac and Rebekah were parents of Jacob and Esau
Jacob and Esau twin sons of Isaac and Rebekah; Esau sold his birthright
to Jacob; later in life, Esau and Jacob were reunited
Joseph Abraham’s favorite son; he became a prince in Egypt and saved
his brothers who had sold him into slavery because of their jealousy
Moses called by God to lead the Children of Israel out of slavery in
Egypt; received the Ten Commandments; did not cross the Jordan River into the Promised Land
Aaron Moses’ brother who spoke for Moses before Pharaoh;
first High Priest of the Hebrew nation
Joshua led the Children of Israel into Canaan, conquering the city
of Jericho
Gideon a prophet; delivered Israel from the Midianites with only 300 men
Samson last Judge of Israel; destroyed many pagan Philistines by
breaking the pillars holding up the roof of the temple of Dagon
Samuel first Prophet of Israel; anointed Saul then David as Kings
of Israel
Saul first King of Israel; the Children of Israel insisted on
having a king because the nations around them had kings
David as King, he united Israel and Judah into one nation; wrote many
Psalms; an ancestor of Jesus Christ
Absalom son of David who tried to kill David
Solomon David’s son; second King of Israel; built the Temple in Jerusalem;
a ‘wise King’ who wrote the book of Proverbs
Job he lived an honest life before God; ‘Satan’ took everything away but Job remained faithful and would not ‘curse God.’ Everything was restored.
Jonah ran away from God’s directive, spent three days in the belly of a whale, then went forward to ‘preach against and convert the Ninevites,’
as directed
Ahab King of Israel; he and his wife Jezebel worshipped Baal
Elijah God’s prophet who destroyed the ‘prophets of Baal;’ ran away from Jezebel’s death threat; witnessed earthquake, wind, and fire; heard God as a still, small voice; restored a widow’s son to life; did not die but was taken up into heaven; Moses, Elijah, and Jesus appeared to the disciples at the transfiguration
Elisha succeeded the prophet Elijah; advised Kings, preached the Word of God; he sweetened the bitter waters for drinking and healed Naaman
of leprosy
Gehazi Elisha’s servant
Daniel refused to worship the idol set up by King Nebuchadnezzar so he was thrown into a den of lions; the lions did not hurt Daniel for he was obeying God
Nehemiah rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem after Babylon had destroyed
the city
Isaiah a prophet; warned the Israelites that they were not living up to their purpose, but that God would send a Savior
Jeremiah a prophet during the years that Israel was in captivity in Babylon
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
God the Only Caue and Creator
God the Only Cause and Creator 12-5-2010 Sara Lincoln
If this Lesson were called God the Only, would we ask the only what? _____. How would you answer? God is the only _________________________.
Psalm 145: 4-5 reveals an author who is very enthusiastic about God’s m_______ a______ and w________ w_______. Seee says I will e______ and b______ and p________. Do you ever want to e_____ and b_____ and p______ the Lord? ____. How do you do it? What does it sound like? _______.
Do you agree with Mary Baker Eddy that we need to know that God is C______ and C_______? ______, because _____________________________.
A cause is a person or thing that brings about a result. You are the result of (write in your favorite synonyms for God) ________________bringing about the unique result called ________. John says All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. John 1:3. What does creation consist of? SH 502: 28. ______________________________________.
A creator is one that causes or produces. Do you think cause and creator mean the same thing? ____.
What are some other things God made besides you?______________________.
Are your parents also a cause, or is God the only cause? _______________.
Jesus said ‘don’t call m___ your father, but call G___ your Father.’ Matt. 23: 9.
Who is your mother, brother, sister? ______________________________. SH 31: 4.
We say the spiritual is scientific because _____________________. SH 207: 27.
In Gen. 17: 3-5, God told __________ I will make you a father of many nations.
In Gen. 17: 15-17, God told _______ I will make you a mother of many nations.
Christian Science says Divine Love blesses its _______ ______ and causes them to m ________and m________ His power. SH 517: 30-31. Is ‘Divine Love’ the same as Father and Mother? I say ___ because the prayer Jesus taught us (and its spiritual interpretation) says __________________.
Mortal sense calls ideas m________, but God is All-in-all. All is Spirit and all must therefore be s________, not material. SH 507:28.
…Mind is the multiplier, and Mind’s infinite idea, man and the universe, is the pro______. SH 508: 3.
When were you and your parents created? There is an answer in the chapter in the Bible that means origin or ‘beginning.’
M________ can never understand God’s creation while believing that man is a _________. SH 69: 6.
Are you getting a spiritual education? _____. From whom? ______________.
Man is more than a material form with a mind inside, which must escape from its environments in order to be immortal. Man ________ infinity, and this __________ is the true idea of God.
SH 258: 9.
Reflection is a good way to describe creation. God expresses L_____, T_____, and L_____, and the result, the reflection, is permanent man. God does not create matter, the un____ and tem_____. Temporal means not ____________.
God expresses in man the i_______ i_______ forever developing itself, broadening and rising h_______ and h________ from a boundless basis. Mind _________ all that exists in the infinitude of Truth. We know no more of man as the true divine image and likeness, than we know of God.
SH 258: 13. Manifestation is a good way to describe creation. God is real and good and All. God manifests, expresses, that Allness in _____ of us.
What idea in this lesson was especially interesting to you? ________________.
If this Lesson were called God the Only, would we ask the only what? _____. How would you answer? God is the only _________________________.
Psalm 145: 4-5 reveals an author who is very enthusiastic about God’s m_______ a______ and w________ w_______. Seee says I will e______ and b______ and p________. Do you ever want to e_____ and b_____ and p______ the Lord? ____. How do you do it? What does it sound like? _______.
Do you agree with Mary Baker Eddy that we need to know that God is C______ and C_______? ______, because _____________________________.
A cause is a person or thing that brings about a result. You are the result of (write in your favorite synonyms for God) ________________bringing about the unique result called ________. John says All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. John 1:3. What does creation consist of? SH 502: 28. ______________________________________.
A creator is one that causes or produces. Do you think cause and creator mean the same thing? ____.
What are some other things God made besides you?______________________.
Are your parents also a cause, or is God the only cause? _______________.
Jesus said ‘don’t call m___ your father, but call G___ your Father.’ Matt. 23: 9.
Who is your mother, brother, sister? ______________________________. SH 31: 4.
We say the spiritual is scientific because _____________________. SH 207: 27.
In Gen. 17: 3-5, God told __________ I will make you a father of many nations.
In Gen. 17: 15-17, God told _______ I will make you a mother of many nations.
Christian Science says Divine Love blesses its _______ ______ and causes them to m ________and m________ His power. SH 517: 30-31. Is ‘Divine Love’ the same as Father and Mother? I say ___ because the prayer Jesus taught us (and its spiritual interpretation) says __________________.
Mortal sense calls ideas m________, but God is All-in-all. All is Spirit and all must therefore be s________, not material. SH 507:28.
…Mind is the multiplier, and Mind’s infinite idea, man and the universe, is the pro______. SH 508: 3.
When were you and your parents created? There is an answer in the chapter in the Bible that means origin or ‘beginning.’
M________ can never understand God’s creation while believing that man is a _________. SH 69: 6.
Are you getting a spiritual education? _____. From whom? ______________.
Man is more than a material form with a mind inside, which must escape from its environments in order to be immortal. Man ________ infinity, and this __________ is the true idea of God.
SH 258: 9.
Reflection is a good way to describe creation. God expresses L_____, T_____, and L_____, and the result, the reflection, is permanent man. God does not create matter, the un____ and tem_____. Temporal means not ____________.
God expresses in man the i_______ i_______ forever developing itself, broadening and rising h_______ and h________ from a boundless basis. Mind _________ all that exists in the infinitude of Truth. We know no more of man as the true divine image and likeness, than we know of God.
SH 258: 13. Manifestation is a good way to describe creation. God is real and good and All. God manifests, expresses, that Allness in _____ of us.
What idea in this lesson was especially interesting to you? ________________.
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