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Eglah

2 Samuel 3:5:
"And the sixth [son of David], Ithream, of David's wife Eglah. These were born to David in Hebron.
We Eglah was David's wife, ant that she gave birth to his sixth son while David ruled over Judah.
1 Chronicles 3:1-2:
These are the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelite ; the second Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelite; the third Absalom, son of Maacah , daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; the fourth Adonijah, son of Haggith ; the fifth Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth Ithream, by his wife Eglah;

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Elisheba

Exodus 6:23
Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Many times the Bible identifies woman to explain their off-springs genealogy. Motherhood is a valuable role in God's family, that should never be denigrated; yet, it isn't the only role the Bible grants women. Once Jesus a woman in a crowded yelled that the women who bore him was blessed; but Jesus responded that more blessed where those who know God. At the end, we must all be Spirit-lead--if the Lord wants us to serve Him in traditional roles, we should. If He wants us to serve Him in non-traditional roles, then we should.

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Elizabeth

Luke 1:5-7:
In the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly order of Abijah. His wife was a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. Both of them were righteous before God, living blamelessly according to all the commandments and regulations of the Lord. But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were getting on in years.
Most people remember Elizabeth as the barren cousin of Mary in the Christmas story. Luke 1:5-7 give a great deal more information. Elizabeth, like her husband, was "righteous before God" and lived "blamelessly according to all the commandments and regulations of the Lord. In other words Elizabeth was a Godly woman. Being called "righteous" before God was high praise indeed, as her righteousness would have been a reflection of faith. Yet Elizabeth was barren. Like Sarah and Hannah, Elizabeth was a godly woman who could not have children. Unfortunately, sometimes we the church have told infertile women that if they would just have faith, just be more Godly they wouldn't be infertile. Elizabeth was infertile even while righteous in God's sight. Sometimes we the church perpetuate the shame and disgrace Elizabeth suffered.
Luke 1:13:
But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John.
An angel approached Zechariah with a promise that Elizabeth would have a child-John.
Luke 1:24-25:
After those days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she remained in seclusion. She said, "This is what the Lord has done for me when he looked favorably on me and took away the disgrace I have endured among my people."
As promised, Elizabeth conceived and as she proclaimed the Lord "took away the disgrace."
Luke 1:36:
And now, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month for her who was said to be barren.
Gabriel announced Elizabeth's pregnancy to Mary.
Luke 1:40-44:
where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And why has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord comes to me? For as soon as I heard the sound of your greeting, the child in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord."
Mary went to Elizabeth. When they met "the child leaped in her womb" and Elizabeth "was filled with the Holy Spirit". This is the first time anyone other than Jesus was described as being filled with the Holy Spirit.
Luke 57-61:
Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him Zechariah after his father. But his mother said, "No; he is to be called John." They said to her, "None of your relatives has this name."
As promised Elizabeth gave birth to a son, and she wanted to call him John as the angel had instructed. The people did not believe her and sought to confirm the child's name with Zechariah.

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Elkanah's Daughters

Enosh's Daughters

Genesis 5:10:
Enosh lived after the birth of Kenan eight hundred fifteen years, and had other sons and daughters.

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Ephah

1 Chronicles 2:46:
Ephah also, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran became the father of Gazez.

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Ephraim's Wife

Ephrath

1 Chronicles 2:19:
When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
When Caleb's wife Azubah died, Ephrath married Caleb and had a son.

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Euodia

Philippians 4:2-3:
I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. Yes, and I ask you also, my loyal companion, help these women, for they have struggled beside me in the world of the gospel, together with Clement and the rest of my co-workers, whose names are in the book of life.
Euodia and Syntyche were in dispute about something. These two women had ministered with Paul, been his "co-workers"-a term Paul uses for fellow ministers. Interestingly, Paul does not chide them their disagreement, nor does he treat them as silly women having a silly argument, as some commentators have. More he does not settle the dispute, but urges the ladies to reach accord. Paul does not indicate a view in the dispute. Often when we see disagreement, we try or expect someone in leadership to "settle it" for us. Paul does not take this approach. Instead he relies upon the women to resolve their own problem, with the help of a loyal companion (whether that is a pastor, elder, deacon or not the text does not state.)

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Eve (Woman)

Genesis 1:26:
Then God said, 'Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.'
God had created the heavens, the earth, plants and animals. Then He decided He would create human-beings, adam . The Hebrew word adam literally means "groundling". While we often think of the word as male or more specifically as a masculine name, it often meant humans including both men and women. In this instance, the Bible specifically tells us that adam in this case included both male and female (vs 27). God also specifies that humans would have dominion over the all the animals of the earth.
Genesis 1:27:
So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
The Scripture explains that God carried out His plan--He made human beings in His image. In fact, the verse states that humans were created in God's image twice, then declares that humankind is both male and female. While theologians throughout history have tried to reduce the place of women in God's creation the Bible does not. Female and male were created in God's image.
Genesis 1:28:
God blessed them, and God said, to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.'
Having created humans, God blessed them then gave their mandates. They were to be fruitful, in other words productive, and multiply, in other words reproduce. Theologians throughout history have attempted to change this verse, as well. Many assumed that God intended the first have of this verse for men and the second half for women. However, the Scriptures do not present such a distinction. Nor is the next part of the verse addressed to only half of His creation. Female and male were given dominion over every living thing. More, neither male nor female was given dominion over the other.
Genesis 1:29-31:
God said, 'See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food. And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, and everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.' God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
God provided food for all of His creation.
Genesis 2:18:
Then the LORD God said, 'It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.'
Genesis 2 restates the creation account. God determines that man (adam) should not be alone. He determines to make adam a helper to be his partner. The word helper is a translation of the Hebrew word ezer . Traditionally, this has been taken to support the secondary status of women. However, ezer is used to describe God Himself 19 of the 21 times it is used in the Bible. In fact the limitation applied to woman's status as ezer is limited compared to God's by the word kenedo . Woman is not like God, for she is a helper "corresponding to" ( kenedo ) Adam.
Genesis 2:19-20:
So out of the ground the LORD God formed every animal of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. The man gave names to all cattle, and to the birds of the air, and to every animal of the field; but for the man there was not found a helper as his partner.
All of the animals and creatures over which Adam has been given dominion were brother before the man, yet none was able to be his ezer and partner.
Genesis 2:21-22:
So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then he took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. And the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man.
The word Tsela does not generally mean rib. Rather it means side. The translation of rib is derived from a late medieval rabbinical teaching that woman was made from man's rib to demonstrate her subordination.
Genesis 2:23:
Then the man said, 'This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one shall be called Woman for out of Man this one was taken.'
Adam believes that woman is like him; he says she is, "bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh". Far from being a declaration of superiority, this verse celebrates union and likeness. Woman truly resolved the problem God saw in verse 18. Man is no longer alone.
Genesis 2:24
Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh. And the man and his wife were not naked, and were not ashamed.
Very often, we have reversed this passage. Through out history in Christian cultures, women have left their families to "cling to" their husbands. The Bible is very definite that the husband should be the one to leave his family and cling to his wife. When this happens, they become one flesh, much as Christ and the Church are one Body.
Genesis 2:25:
And the man and his wife were both naked, and were not ashamed.
As they were alike and one flesh, man and woman were comfortable being together without barrier and shame.
Genesis 3:1-3:
Now the serpent was more crafty that any other wild animal that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, 'Did God say, "You shall not eat from any tree in the garden"?' That woman said to the serpent, 'We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, "You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, nor shall you touch it, or you shall die.'
The serpent enters the garden and speaks to Eve. He asks woman if God said, "You shall not eat from any tree in the garden?" This is exactly the opposite of what God had said in verse 2:15. He said, "You may freely eat of every tree of the garden." The serpent undermined what God said. Woman responds, but again she subtly changes what God said. She replies, "We may eat of the fruit of trees in the garden." She reduces the bounty of God's gift from "freely eat" to "eat" and "every true" to only "trees". She continues, say God said, "You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, nor shall you touch it, or you shall die." God had actually said, "but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die" in 2:17. Woman defines the tree by its location, not by what it was. Woman reports that they are not even permitted to touch it, while God had said not to eat. Woman presents death as a punishment; God presents it as a consequence. The result of these changes is that Woman reports that God is denying them, when the original was about bestowing bounty and protection.
Genesis 3:4-6:
But the serpent said the serpent said to the woman, 'You will not die; for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.' So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took its fruit and ate; and she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate. Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together
The serpent makes God's warning seem like denial. Satan says that if they eat the fruit they will be like God; yet they were already like God. They had been created in God's image. Yet, woman then sees that the tree was good for food, as if she did not have enough food to select from in the garden. She took the fruit and ate. More, she gives some to man, "who was with her." Adam was present when woman ate.
Genesis 3:8:
They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees.
Only after they ate the fruit did man and woman become ashamed before the Lord. Until they ate, they had freely entered the Lord's presence.
Genesis 3:9-12:
But the LORD God called to the man, and said to him, 'Where are you?' He said, 'I heard the sound of you in the garden and was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.' He said, 'Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?' The man said, 'The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate.'
God asked man if he had eaten of the tree. Man answered by projecting the blame on woman and God. Gone was Adam's joy at "bone of my bone" to be replaced by blaming.
Genesis 3:13:
Then the LORD God said to woman, 'What is this that you have done?' The woman said, 'The serpent tricked me, and I ate.'
Woman also tried to shift the blame. She claimed the serpent had tricked her. Instead of accepting responsibility for her actions, she lays the fault at the serpent.
Genesis 3:15:
I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.
Only the serpent is cursed. As part of that curse, God told the serpent that there would be enmity between the serpent and the woman's offspring.
Genesis 3:16:
To the woman he said, said, 'I will greatly increase your pangs in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children, yet your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.'
Most people think of this verse as "THE" curse an angry God imposed on women. The Bible does not call this a curse. This is a consequence of sin. Woman had been created in the likeness of God, and as "bone of my bone" of Adam. As a result of her sin, childbearing--both birth and rearing would be more difficult. She would have a desire for her husband and her husband would rule over her. Again all of this is the consequence of sin, not God's will or God's ideal. In God's ideal world, as shown by Christ, our desire is for God and we always know the comfort and healing of Christ. Christ Himself rules over us, not another creation. If we try to use the consequence of sin as an ideal state of woman, we reject the gift of Christ. We chose the curse of sin and death over the blessing and liberty of Christ.
Genesis 3:20:
The man named his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all living. And the LORD God made garments of skins for the man and his wife, and clothed them.
Only after sin enters the story did Adam begin treating Eve as one of the animals that were brought before him. He named her "Eve" because it the name sounds like "life" and she was the "mother of all living".
Genesis 4:25:
Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and named him Seth, for she said, 'God has appointed for me another child instead of Abel, because Cain killed him.'
Genesis 5:1-2:
This is the list of the descendants of Adam. When God created humankind he made theme in the likeness of God. Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them "Humankind" when they were created.

"The Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A, and are used by permission. All rights reserved."

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Genesis 5:10:Enosh lived after the birth of Kenan eight hundred fifteen years, and had other sons and daughters. Top

1 Chronicles 2:46:Ephah also, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran became the father of Gazez. Top

1 Chronicles 2:19:When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur. When Caleb's wife Azubah died, Ephrath married Caleb and had a son. Top

Genesis 5:10:
Enosh lived after the birth of Kenan eight hundred fifteen years, and had other sons and daughters.

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1 Chronicles 2:46:
Ephah also, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran became the father of Gazez.

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1 Chronicles 2:19:
When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
When Caleb's wife Azubah died, Ephrath married Caleb and had a son.

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