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(Yam's ascription as god of the sea may mislead; Yam is the deified sea itself rather than a deity who holds dominion over it.) So some say Athirat's title can be translated as "Lady ʾAṯirat of the Sea", [ 56 ] alternatively, "she who walks on the sea", [ 1 ] or even "the Great Lady-who-tramples-Yam."
Did God Have a Wife?: Archaeology and Folk Religion in Ancient Israel (Eerdmans, ISBN 0-8028-2852-3, 2005) [1] is a book by Syro-Palestinian archaeologist William G. Dever, Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Archeology and Anthropology at the University of Arizona.
Tomb of the Matriarchs in Tiberias, Israel. According to tradition, Elisheba rests here. Elisheba (/ ə ˈ l ɪ ʃ ɪ b ə /; Hebrew: אֱלִישֶׁבַע , romanized: ’Ělīšeḇa‘) was the wife of the Israelite prophet Aaron, who was the elder brother of Moses and the first High Priest of Israel, according to the Hebrew Bible. [1]
Hannah was the wife of Elkanah. She was childless. ... "Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have requested." [3] Hannah went home, filled with hope.
In the Book of Judges, it is stated that Deborah was a prophetess, a judge of Israel and the wife of Lapidoth. [5] [6] She rendered her judgments beneath a date palm tree between Ramah in Benjamin and Bethel in the land of Ephraim. [7] The people of Israel had been oppressed by Jabin, the king of Canaan, whose capital was Hazor, for twenty
Moses and Jochebed by Pedro Américo, 1884. According to the Bible, Jochebed (/ ˈ j ɒ k ɪ b ɛ d /; Biblical Hebrew: יוֹכֶבֶד, romanized: Yōḵeḇeḏ, lit. 'YHWH is glory', the 'J' is pronounced like a 'Y') was a daughter of Levi [1] and mother of Miriam, Aaron and Moses.
Gomer (Hebrew: גומר, romanized: Gōmer) was the wife of the prophet Hosea (8th century BC), mentioned in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Hosea . English translations of Hosea 1:2 refer to her alternatively as a "promiscuous woman" , a "harlot" , and a "whore" but Hosea is told to marry her according to Divine appointment. She is also described ...
Sarah [a] (born Sarai) [b] is a biblical matriarch, prophet, and major figure in Abrahamic religions.While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pious woman, renowned for her hospitality and beauty, the wife and half-sister [1] of Abraham, and the mother of Isaac.