Miriam's well: stories about women in the Bible

Introduction -- Sarah and the promise -- Hagar, the mother of the Ishmaelites -- Rebekah and her favorite son -- Leah and Rachel, matriarchs of the house of Israel -- Miriam's well -- Eluma and Hannah -- Naomi and Ruth -- Michal saves David's life -- Abigail, the wife more precious than je...

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Authors: Bach, Alice 1942- (Author) ; Exum, J. Cheryl 1946- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, N.Y Delacorte Press c1991
In:Year: 1991
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Bible stories, English Old Testament
B Women in the Bible Juvenile literature
B Women in the Bible Juvenile works
B Bible stories Old Testament
B Women in the Bible
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Summary:Introduction -- Sarah and the promise -- Hagar, the mother of the Ishmaelites -- Rebekah and her favorite son -- Leah and Rachel, matriarchs of the house of Israel -- Miriam's well -- Eluma and Hannah -- Naomi and Ruth -- Michal saves David's life -- Abigail, the wife more precious than jewels -- The wise women of Tekoa and the wise woman of Abel -- Esther -- Judith -- A mosaic for Miriam
A retelling of Old Testament stories focusing on women including Naomi and Ruth, Miriam, Hagar, Judith, Esther, and others
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 169)
ISBN:0385304358