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Jeroboam’s Wife: The Enduring Contributions of the Old Testament’s Least-Known Women is unavailable, but you can change that!

Much has been written about prominent women of biblical history like Sarah, Ruth, and Esther. However, relatively little attention has been paid to the obscure women of the Old Testament whose words are not recorded in the Bible and some of whom aren’t even named. Yet often these less prominent women played important roles in the unfolding of God’s plan. Indeed, the appearance of such obscure...

From her high point on the wall, the wise woman of Abel Beth Maacah begins by shouting to all who are in the process of building siege works below her to listen. She then requests a chat with Joab. She takes her time in her interchange with him.25 Her actions and words recall Israel’s heritage of matriarchs in Genesis. The textual legacies of Sarah, Hagar, Rebekah, Rachel and Leah portray women who are wise, learned, and highly developed spiritually.26 With Joab below her
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