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Jehosheba wife of Jehoiada But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain" kings 2 11;2

Jehosheba

Jehosheba wife of JehoiadaBut Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons which were slain;…

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Job's Daughters And he called the name of the first, Jemimah; and the name of the second, Keziah; and the name of the third, Keren-happuch.; And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job; and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren. " Job 42 14-15

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Jemimah And he called the name of the first, Jemimah; and the name of the second, Keziah ... Read More Keziah And he called the name of the first, Jemimah;…

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Little maid and Naaman's wife "And the Arameans had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife. And she said unto her mistress: 'Would that my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! then would he recover him of his leprosy.' " kings 2, 5 2-3

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Little maid and Naaman's wife"And the Arameans had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on…

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The ordeal of the bitter water / The law of the sotah "And the priest shall set the woman before the LORD, and let the hair of the woman's head go loose, and put the meal-offering of memorial in her hands, which is the meal-offering of jealousy; and the priest shall have in his hand the water of bitterness that causeth the curse.” Numbers 5 18

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The ordeal of the bitter water / The law of the sotah "And the priest shall set the woman before the LORD, and let the hair of the woman's head go loose, and put the meal-offering of memorial in her hands, which is the meal-offering of jealousy; and the priest shall have in his hand the water of bitterness that causeth the curse.” Numbers 5 18

The ordeal of the bitter water / The law of the sotah

The description in the biblical text in Numbers 11 and onwards is as follows: ‘If any man’s wife goes astray and behaves unfaithfully toward him, and a man lies with…

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The wise woman of Abel Beth-maacah ״Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. And he blew the horn, and they were dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.״

The wise woman of Abel Beth-Maacah

David’s armies have been fighting to put down a new widespread rebellion by Sheba, son of Bichri, who has called for the northern tribes to secede and flee to Abel…

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