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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...

she returns home, she represents Ahijah. As an intermediary, she links the two men and sets in motion the prophetic word on both the micro (family) and macro (national) scenes. The wife of Jeroboam is one of a number of anonymous women in 1 and 2 Kgs who are tragically connected to one another by the untimely deaths of their sons. The wife of Jeroboam shares space with the prostitutes who approach Solomon (1 Kgs 3:16–28); the widow of Zarephath (1 Kgs 17:8–24); and the Shunammite
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