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Women of the Bible Flashcards
40 fold-over cards. Print the sheet, cut along the solid lines, then fold each card down the dashed middle — the name ends up on one side and the story on the other.
Prints in plain black and white to save ink.
Women of the Bible — flashcards · psalmsforkids.com
Eve
Formed from Adam's side, the mother of all humanity — and the first to be tempted in the garden.Genesis 2–4
Sarah
Laughed when God promised her a son in old age — then held Isaac in her arms and laughed again for joy.Genesis 11–23
Hagar
Sarah's servant, sent into the wilderness twice — and both times met by a God who saw her.Genesis 16; 21
Rebekah
Chosen at the well for her kindness to a stranger's camels, she became the mother of Jacob and Esau.Genesis 24–27
Leah
Loved less than her sister, but the mother of six of the twelve tribes of Israel, including Judah.Genesis 29–35
Rachel
The wife Jacob worked fourteen years to marry, and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin.Genesis 29–35
Tamar
Fought for justice when her family failed her, and became an unlikely ancestor of King David and Jesus.Genesis 38
Jochebed
Hid her baby in a basket on the Nile to save him from Pharaoh's order — and watched him grow up to lead a nation.Exodus 2; 6
Hannah
Prayed so fervently for a son that the priest thought she was drunk — then gave that son back to the Lord's service.1 Samuel 1–2
Naomi
Lost everything in Moab, but her loyal daughter-in-law and a kind relative named Boaz brought her home full again.Ruth 1–4
Miriam
Watched over baby Moses in the reeds, then led all of Israel in song and dance after crossing the Red Sea.Exodus 2; 15; Numbers 12
Deborah
The only woman among Israel's judges — she led the army to victory and sang a song of triumph afterward.Judges 4–5
Jael
Welcomed Israel's enemy general into her tent, then ended the battle herself with striking courage.Judges 4–5
Huldah
When a long-lost scroll of God's Law was found in the temple, the king sent his officials straight to her for the verdict.2 Kings 22; 2 Chronicles 34
Abigail
Stepped between an angry David and her foolish husband with wisdom and generosity — and later became David's wife.1 Samuel 25
Esther
"For such a time as this" — a Jewish orphan who became queen and risked her life to save her people.Esther 1–10
Vashti
Refused the king's order at a banquet and lost her throne for it — clearing the way for Esther.Esther 1
Athaliah
The only woman to rule Judah in her own right — she seized the throne through violence and worshiped Baal.2 Kings 11
Jezebel
A foreign queen who filled Israel with idol worship and hunted down God's prophets — her name became a warning.1 Kings 16–21; 2 Kings 9
Ruth
"Where you go, I will go" — a Moabite widow whose loyalty led her straight into the family line of King David.Ruth 1–4
Rahab
Hid Israel's spies and trusted their God — and when Jericho's walls fell, her house was the one left standing.Joshua 2; 6
Shiphrah and Puah
Two midwives who feared God more than Pharaoh, and quietly refused his order to kill Hebrew baby boys.Exodus 1
The widow of Zarephath
Shared her last handful of flour with the prophet Elijah during a famine — and never ran out again.1 Kings 17
The Shunammite woman
Built the prophet Elisha a room of his own — then watched him raise her son back to life.2 Kings 4
Mary, the mother of Jesus
"Let it be to me according to your word" — a young woman who said yes to God and raised the Son of God.Luke 1–2; John 19
Elizabeth
Mary's older relative, who carried John the Baptist in her old age and was the first to call Mary blessed.Luke 1
Anna
An elderly widow who worshiped in the temple night and day, and recognized the infant Jesus as the promised Messiah.Luke 2
Mary Magdalene
Freed from seven demons, she followed Jesus faithfully and was the very first person to see Him alive again.Luke 8; John 20
Martha
Busy serving in the kitchen while her sister sat with Jesus — but she was the one who boldly declared Him the Christ.Luke 10; John 11
Mary of Bethany
Chose to sit at Jesus's feet and learn, then poured out a jar of costly perfume to anoint Him before His death.Luke 10; John 12
The Samaritan woman
Met Jesus at a well in the middle of the day and ran back to tell her whole town about Him.John 4
The woman with the issue of blood
Sick for twelve years, she reached through the crowd just to touch Jesus's cloak — and was healed instantly.Mark 5
Joanna
One of the women who helped support Jesus's ministry out of her own means, and one of the first at the empty tomb.Luke 8; 24
Priscilla
With her husband Aquila, she explained the way of God more accurately to the eloquent preacher Apollos.Acts 18; Romans 16
Lydia
A successful businesswoman and the first recorded convert in Europe — she opened her home to Paul's team.Acts 16
Dorcas (Tabitha)
Beloved for sewing clothes for widows and the poor — when she died, Peter prayed and she was raised to life.Acts 9
Phoebe
A trusted deacon and "patron of many," entrusted by Paul to carry his letter to the Romans.Romans 16
Eunice and Lois
Two generations of "sincere faith" who taught young Timothy the Scriptures long before Paul ever met him.2 Timothy 1; 3
Junia
Named by Paul as "outstanding among the apostles" — one of the earliest women to hold that title.Romans 16
Sapphira
With her husband Ananias, she lied to the Holy Spirit about money — a sobering warning early in the church's story.Acts 5