"as Naamah was to descend from them. Naamah (wife of Solomon) Naamah (""pleasant"") was an ancient queen consort, wife of King Solomon and mother of his heir Rehoboam, according to both , and in the Hebrew Bible. She was an Ammonite, and the only one of all the Queens Mother of Israel or Judah who was a foreigner. She was also the only one of Solomon's wives to be mentioned, within the Hebrew Bible, as having borne a child. Naamah is praised in ""Bava Kamma"" 38b for her righteousness, on account of which Moses had previously been warned by God"
"Zipporah Zipporah or Tzipora (; , ""Tsippōrāh"", ""bird"") is mentioned in the Book of Exodus as the wife of Moses, and the daughter of Reuel/Jethro, the priest or prince of Midian and the spiritual founder and ancestor of the Druze. In the Book of Chronicles, two of her descendants are mentioned: Shebuel, son of Gershom, and Rehabiah, son of Eliezer. In the Hebrew Bible Zipporah was one of the seven daughters of Jethro, a Kenite shepherd who was a priest of Midian. In Jethro is also referred to as Reuel and referred to as Hobab in the Book of Judges"
"novel ""Zipporah, Wife of Moses"" (2005). Zipporah Zipporah or Tzipora (; , ""Tsippōrāh"", ""bird"") is mentioned in the Book of Exodus as the wife of Moses, and the daughter of Reuel/Jethro, the priest or prince of Midian and the spiritual founder and ancestor of the Druze. In the Book of Chronicles, two of her descendants are mentioned: Shebuel, son of Gershom, and Rehabiah, son of Eliezer. In the Hebrew Bible Zipporah was one of the seven daughters of Jethro, a Kenite shepherd who was a priest of Midian. In Jethro is also referred to as Reuel and referred to as"
"Rizpah Rizpah (riz'-pa, ""coal"", ""hot stone"") was the daughter of Aiah, and one of Saul's concubines. She was the mother of Armoni and Mephibosheth (; ). After the death of Saul, according to the Bible, Abner was accused of sleeping with Rizpah, resulting in a quarrel between him and Saul's son and successor, Ishbosheth. () The quarrel led to Abner's defection to David, () who was then king of the breakaway Kingdom of Judah. This incident led to the downfall of Ishbosheth and the rise of David as king of a reunited Kingdom of Israel. A famine lasting three years"
"four sons of Ham, time has not at all hurt the name of Cush; for the Ethiopians, over whom he reigned, are even at this day, both by themselves and by all men in Asia, called Cushites."" (""Antiquities of the Jews"" 1.6). The Book of Numbers 12:1 calls the wife of Moses ""an Ethiopian woman"", whereas Moses's wife Zipporah is usually described as hailing from Midian. Ezekiel the Tragedian's ""Exagoge"" 60-65 (fragments reproduced in Eusebius) has Zipporah describe herself as a stranger in Midian, and proceeds to describe the inhabitants of her ancestral lands in North Africa: ""Stranger, this land"
"gave his daughter, Zipporah, in marriage to Moses. He is introduced in . Jethro is recorded as living in Midian, a territory stretching along the eastern edge of the Gulf of Aqaba, northwestern Arabia. Some believe Midian is within the Sinai Peninsula. Biblical maps from antiquity show Midian on both locations. Jethro's daughter, Zipporah (Rohaya), became Moses's wife after Moses had fled Egypt, having killed an Egyptian who was beating a Hebrew slave. Having fled to Midian, Moses intervened in a water-access dispute between Jethro's seven daughters and the local shepherds; Jethro consequently invited Moses into his home and offered"
"killed before their time for reasons of state, be they in time of peace or in war. All that remains is for her to preserve the dignity of their memory and live on to bear witness and call to account the rulers of the world"". Rizpah Rizpah (riz'-pa, ""coal"", ""hot stone"") was the daughter of Aiah, and one of Saul's concubines. She was the mother of Armoni and Mephibosheth (; ). After the death of Saul, according to the Bible, Abner was accused of sleeping with Rizpah, resulting in a quarrel between him and Saul's son and successor, Ishbosheth. ()"
"that Moses's mother becomes the nursemaid for Moses. In a sense, they were reunited. Moses's wife called Safura was the daughter of a Madyanite flockherder whom Moses met before he became a prophet. The Madyanite flockherder allowed Moses and his daughter to wed in exchange for Moses performing eight to ten years of work. She is not mentioned by name in the Qur'an, but some ""qisas al-anbiya’"" identify her as Zipporah. Many of the details surrounding Moses's wife have been filled in throughout history. Contemporary Muslims see her as a righteous Muslim female because of her respect for the different"
"Zuleikha (tradition) Zuleikha () is the name given to the Biblical Potiphar's wife in Jewish and Muslim tradition, although she is only mentioned as the ""wife of Aziz"" in the Qur'an. The word 'Azeez' is the Qur'an's honorific title designated for Potiphar. The Bible (Genesis 39:5-20) reports about her treatment of Joseph, slave to her husband Potiphar: A story about Zuleikha is told in Sefer haYashar, where she was mocked by other aristocratic Egyptian ladies, her circle of friends, for being infatuated with a Hebrew slave boy. Inviting her friends to her home, Zuleikha gave them all oranges and knives"
"Elizabeth (biblical figure) Elizabeth, also spelled Elisabeth (Greek Ἐλισάβετ) or ""Elisheba"" (from the Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע / אֱלִישָׁבַע ""My God has sworn""; Standard Hebrew Elišévaʿ Elišávaʿ, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĔlîšéḇaʿ ʾĔlîšāḇaʿ; Arabic أليصابات, ""Alyassabat""), was the mother of John the Baptist and the wife of Zechariah, according to the Gospel of Luke. According to the Gospel of Luke, Elizabeth was ""of the daughters of Aaron"" (). She and her husband Zachariah were ""righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless"" (), but childless. While he was in the temple of the Lord (), Zacharias was visited"
"Egypt alone. Therefore, even according to Josephus, Moses’ first marriage to Tharbis as military leader of Egypt terminated long before his later marriage to Tzipora as fugitive from Egypt, such that the Cushite wife of Moses mentioned in the Torah after the Exodus appears to be Tzipora, as explained above. Richard E. Friedman writes that since Cush is generally understood to mean “Ethiopia”, it is possible that the “Cushite woman” is not Tzipora. But he adds that since there is a place called Cushan which is a region of Midian, and Moses’ wife Tzipora has already been identified as a"
"Deborah According to the Book of Judges, Deborah (, ""Devora"", ""Bee"") was a prophetess of Yahweh the God of the Israelites, the fourth Judge of pre-monarchic Israel and the only female judge mentioned in the Bible, and the wife of Lapidoth. Deborah told Barak that Yahweh commanded him to lead an attack against the forces of Jabin king of Canaan and his military commander Sisera (Judges 4:6–7); the entire narrative is recounted in chapter 4. Judges chapter 5 gives the same story in poetic form. This passage, often called ""The Song of Deborah"", may date to as early as the"
"Hazelelponi Hazelelponi (also spelled Hazzelelponi or Asalelphuni; , “shade facing”) is a biblical woman mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:3. Tzelafon was named after her. Hazelelponi was a daughter of a man named Etam and thus a descendant of Judah. She was also a sister of Jezreel, Ishma and Idbash, of the tribe of Judah. A similarly named woman, Zlelponith, is referred to in rabbinical sources—Midrash Numbers Rabbah Naso 10 and Bava Batra 91a—as being the mother of Samson, the famous judge. According to the ancient Rabbinic tradition, Hazelelponi was married to Manoah. She also had a daughter called Nishyan or"
"Zilpah In the Book of Genesis, Zilpah (זִלְפָּה ""meaning uncertain,"" Standard Hebrew ""Zilpa"", Tiberian Hebrew ""Zilpāh"") was Leah's handmaid, presumed slave, whom Leah gave to Jacob ""to wife"" to bear him children (). Zilpah gave birth to two sons, whom Leah claimed as her own and named Gad and Asher (). Zilpah is given to Leah as a handmaid by Leah's father, Laban, upon Leah's marriage to Jacob (see , ). According to the early rabbinical commentary Pirke De-Rabbi Eliezer, Zilpah and Bilhah, the handmaids of Leah and Rachel, respectively, were actually younger daughters of Laban. Zilpah also figures in"
"Manoah Manoah ( ""Mānoaḥ"") is a figure from the Book of Judges 13:1-23 and 14:2-4 of the Hebrew Bible. His name means ""rest"" or ""quiet"". According to the Bible, Manoah was of the tribe of Dan and lived in the city of Zorah. He married one woman, who was barren. Her name is not mentioned in the Bible, but according to tradition she was called Hazelelponi or Zʻllpunith. She was a daughter of Etam and sister of Ishma. Manoah and his wife were the parents of famous judge Samson. According to Rabbinic tradition, they also had a daughter called Nishyan"
"Orpah Orpah ( ""‘Ārəpāh"", meaning ""neck"" or ""fawn"") is a woman mentioned in the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible. She was from Moab and was the daughter-in-law of Naomi and wife of Chilion. After the death of her husband, Orpah and her sister-in-law Ruth wished to go to Judea with Naomi. However, Naomi persuaded both Ruth and Orpah to return to their people and to their gods. Ruth chose to remain with Naomi, but Orpah chose to return to her people and her gods. (Ruth i. 4 et seq.). In rabbinic literature, Orpah is identified with Herse, the"
"Nashyan. Hazelelponi Hazelelponi (also spelled Hazzelelponi or Asalelphuni; , “shade facing”) is a biblical woman mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:3. Tzelafon was named after her. Hazelelponi was a daughter of a man named Etam and thus a descendant of Judah. She was also a sister of Jezreel, Ishma and Idbash, of the tribe of Judah. A similarly named woman, Zlelponith, is referred to in rabbinical sources—Midrash Numbers Rabbah Naso 10 and Bava Batra 91a—as being the mother of Samson, the famous judge. According to the ancient Rabbinic tradition, Hazelelponi was married to Manoah. She also had a daughter called Nishyan"
"according to Josephus this marriage occurs while Moses is still a royal prince of Egypt long before he re-discovers his oppressed Jewish brethren. After which time, upon fleeing as a solitary fugitive from Egypt, the only marriage of Moses that the Torah records is with Tzipora the daughter of Yitro the Midianite. In fact, Josephus himself later records Moses’ marriage to Tzipora as separate and subsequent to his earlier marriage to Tharbis. Furthermore, according to the conclusion of the Tharbis legend, Moses fashioned a miraculous ring which caused her to forget her love for him, and he then returned to"
"ten plagues destined for Egypt. Jethro asked every one who wished to marry one of his daughters to pull up the rod; but no suitor had yet succeeded in doing so. Moses, on being set at liberty, walked in the garden, saw the rod, and read the inscription. He easily pulled it out of the ground and used it for a staff Jethro thereby recognized Moses as the deliverer of Israel, and gave him the virtuous Zipporah as wife, together with much money (""Book of Jasher"" ""D. Y.,"" and ""Midrash Wayosha"" l.c.). Jethro stipulated that the first-born son of the"
"in countries north of the Tropic of Capricorn, in late spring. Cassiopeia (Queen of Ethiopia) Cassiopeia (Κασσιόπεια) or Cassiepeia (Κασσιέπεια), a figure in Greek mythology, was queen of Aethiopia and wife of king Cepheus. She was arrogant and vain, characteristics that led to her downfall. Her name in Greek is , ""Kassiope""; other variants are , ""Kassiopeia"" and , ""Kassiepeia"". Some sources describe Cassiopeia as the daughter of Coronus and Zeuxo but Nonnus calls her a nymph. While according to Stephanus, she was called Iope, the daughter of Aeolus, from whom the town of Joppa derived its name. Cassiopeia boasted"
"Potiphar and his wife Potiphar () is a person known only from the Book of Genesis' account of Joseph. Potiphar is said to be the captain of the palace guard. In the Quran he is referred to by his title, Aziz. Joseph, sold into slavery by his brothers, is taken to Egypt where he is sold to Potiphar as a household slave. Potiphar makes Joseph the head of his household, but Potiphar's wife, who is not named in the Bible or in Christian tradition, is furious at Joseph for resisting her attempts to seduce him, and falsely accuses him of"
"inscription, ""Johanna, granddaughter of Theophilus, the High Priest."" Joanna, wife of Chuza Joanna ( or ""Ἰωάνα"" ) is a woman mentioned in the gospels who was healed by Jesus and later supported him and his disciples in their travels, one of the women recorded in the Gospel of Luke as accompanying Jesus and the twelve and a witness to Jesus' resurrection. She was the wife of Chuza, who managed the household of Herod Antipas, the king of Galilee. Her name means ""Yahweh has been gracious"", a variation of the name ""Anna"" which means ""grace"" or ""favor"". She is recognized as"
"is true of any person's deep love for another. Jewish commentators also see some good motives in her actions. Rashi comments that the wife of Potiphar saw through astrology that she would have children through Joseph. The astrological calculations however were slightly off. Asenath, her daughter (by adoption, in some accounts) became the wife of Joseph and therefore the wife of Potiphar begot grandchildren (not children) through Joseph. Zuleikha (tradition) Zuleikha () is the name given to the Biblical Potiphar's wife in Jewish and Muslim tradition, although she is only mentioned as the ""wife of Aziz"" in the Qur'an. The"
"she turned her back (from , literally nape) on her mother-in-law (ib.; comp. Talmud Sotah l.c.). The Sanhedrin tractate in the Talmud states that she was killed by King David's general Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, with her own spindle. Orpah Orpah ( ""‘Ārəpāh"", meaning ""neck"" or ""fawn"") is a woman mentioned in the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible. She was from Moab and was the daughter-in-law of Naomi and wife of Chilion. After the death of her husband, Orpah and her sister-in-law Ruth wished to go to Judea with Naomi. However, Naomi persuaded both Ruth and Orpah"
"Tharbis Tharbis (alternatively Adoniah), according to Josephus, was a Cushite princess of Kingdom of Kush, who married Moses prior to his marriage to Zipporah as told in the Book of Exodus. Tharbis is alleged to have been the daughter of King Merops, or the widow of Kikianus. According to the first-century Romano-Jewish scholar Josephus, in Moses' early adult life, he had led the Egyptians in a campaign against invading Ethiopians and defeated them. While Moses was besieging the city of Meru, Tharbis watched him lead the Egyptian army from within the city walls, and fell in love with him. He"
"Wife of Jeroboam The wife of Jeroboam is a character in the Hebrew Bible. She is unnamed in the Masoretic Text, but according to the Septuagint, she was an Egyptian princess called Ano: She is mentioned in 1 Kings 14, which describes how she visited the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite. Her son Abijah was sick, and on her husband Jeroboam's instructions she disguised herself and went to Ahijah. Although Ahijah was blind, he immediately recognised her and gave her a message of judgment. This included the death of her son, who was to die as soon as Jeroboam's wife came"
"circumcised ""binnah"" (Modern Hebrew: בִּנָּהּ, Samaritan alphabet: ࠁࠪࠍ࠙ࠣࠄ )—""her understanding"" or ""her blocked heart."" Moses saw Zipporah's act of self-mutilation as a remnant of his wife's idolatrous upbringing, and a demonstration that God's displeasure at her presence was indeed well-founded. Therefore, Moses sent Zipporah and their two sons back to her family in Midian. This assuaged God's wrath and spared Moses's life. It was only after the parting of the Red Sea and the Israelites' miraculous escape from Egypt that Moses's father-in-law Jethro brought Zipporah and her sons to rejoin Moses at the Israelite camp in the desert. Many biblical"
"Gad (son of Jacob) Gad () was, according to the Book of Genesis, the first son of Jacob and Zilpah, the seventh of Jacob overall, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Gad. However some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite confederation. The text of the Book of Genesis implies that the name of ""Gad"" means ""luck""/""fortunate"", in Hebrew. The Biblical account shows Zilpah's status as a handmaid change to an actual wife of Jacob (Genesis 30:9,11). Her handmaid status is regarded"
"wife of Jacob (). According to the Targum Pseudo-Jonathan, Naphtali was a swift runner, though this appears to have been inferred from the Blessing of Jacob, which equates Naphtali to a hind. However, Biblical scholars believe this to actually be a description of the tribe of Naphtali. Naphtali is listed in Deuteronomy 34.2 when God takes Moses up to the mountain of Nebo and shows him the extent of the land which he had promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. See article on Tribe of Simeon for a map of the twelve tribes of Israel. According to , Naphtali had"
"Jezebel Jezebel is a figure of the Hebrew Bible, described in the Book of Kings (1 Kings 16:31) as a queen who was the daughter of Ithobaal I of Sidon and the wife of Ahab, King of Israel. According to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible, Jezebel incited her husband King Ahab to abandon the worship of Yahweh and encourage worship of the deities Baal and Asherah instead. Jezebel persecuted the prophets of Yahweh, and fabricated evidence of blasphemy against an innocent landowner who refused to sell his property to King Ahab, causing the landowner to be put"
"wife was abused by her husband. Wife of Jeroboam The wife of Jeroboam is a character in the Hebrew Bible. She is unnamed in the Masoretic Text, but according to the Septuagint, she was an Egyptian princess called Ano: She is mentioned in 1 Kings 14, which describes how she visited the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite. Her son Abijah was sick, and on her husband Jeroboam's instructions she disguised herself and went to Ahijah. Although Ahijah was blind, he immediately recognised her and gave her a message of judgment. This included the death of her son, who was to die"
"Cassiopeia (Queen of Ethiopia) Cassiopeia (Κασσιόπεια) or Cassiepeia (Κασσιέπεια), a figure in Greek mythology, was queen of Aethiopia and wife of king Cepheus. She was arrogant and vain, characteristics that led to her downfall. Her name in Greek is , ""Kassiope""; other variants are , ""Kassiopeia"" and , ""Kassiepeia"". Some sources describe Cassiopeia as the daughter of Coronus and Zeuxo but Nonnus calls her a nymph. While according to Stephanus, she was called Iope, the daughter of Aeolus, from whom the town of Joppa derived its name. Cassiopeia boasted that she and her daughter Andromeda were more beautiful than all"
"Mizpah (emotional bond) Mizpah (מִצְפָּה) is Hebrew for ""watchtower."" As mentioned in the Bible story of Jacob and Laban, making a pile of stones marked an agreement between two people, with God as their watching witness. Jacob had secretly fled the house of Laban, his father-in-law, in the middle of the night, taking flocks of animals, all his other assets, and his two wives and their children (the daughters and grandchildren of Laban) with him, intending never to return. Laban discovered this and pursued Jacob. After discussion, the two decided to formalize the separation. Laban admitted that his daughters had"