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The women of the Bible lived timeless stories-by examining them, we can understand what it means to be a woman of faith.

People unfamiliar with Scripture often assume that women play a small, secondary role in the Bible. But in fact, they were central figures…

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1 author picked The Women of the Bible Speak as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

As a journalist, author Shannon Bream did not disappoint by applying her skills to deep research of the 16 women she wrote about in this nonfiction book.

I have studied the Bible nearly my entire life and hadn’t realized Hagar was the first person to see an angel and the first to give God a name – El Ro-i, “the God of seeing.” Bream sets this book up in an unusual manner by pairing two women per chapter. Very unique!

After my poetry book about Bible women released, people kept asking if I had read The Women of the Bible…

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