WOMEN. Creation of, Gen. 1:27; 2:21, 22. Named, Gen. 2:23. Fall of, and curse upon, Gen. 3:1–16; 2 Cor. 11:3; 1 Tim. 2:14. Promise to, Gen. 3:15. Had separate apartments in dwellings, Gen. 24:67; 31:33; Esth. 2:9, 11. Veiled the face, Gen. 24:65; see Vail. Vows of, Num. 30:3–16. When jealously charged with infidelity, guilt or innocence to be determined by trial, Num. 5:12–31. Took part in ancient worship, Ex. 15:20, 21; 38:8; 1 Sam. 2:22; in choir, 1 Chr. 25:5, 6; Ezra 2:65; Neh. 7:67. Worshiped in separate compartments, Ex. 38:8; 1 Sam. 2:22. Consecrated jewels to tabernacle, Ex. 35:22; mirrors, Ex. 38:8. Required to attend reading of the law, Deut. 31:12; Josh. 8:35. Purifications of: After menstruation, Lev. 15:19–33; 2 Sam. 11:4; childbirth, Lev. 12; Luke 2:22. Difference in ceremonies made between male and female children, Lev. 12. Religious privileges of, among early Christians, Acts 1:14; 12:12, 13; 1 Cor. 11:5; 14:34; 1 Tim. 2:11. Domestic duties of, Gen. 18:6; Prov. 31:15–19; Matt. 24:41. Cooked, Gen. 18:6; spun, Ex. 35:25, 26; 1 Sam. 2:19; Prov. 31:19–24; embroidered, Prov. 31:22. Made garments, Acts 9:39. Gleaned, Ruth 2:8. Kept vineyards, Song 1:6. Tended flocks and herds, Gen. 24:11, 13, 14, 19, 20; 29:9; Ex. 2:16. Worked in fields, Isa. 27:11; Ezek. 26:6, 8. Was doorkeeper, Matt. 26:69; John 18:16, 17; Acts 12:13, 14. Forbidden to wear men’s clothing, Deut. 22:5. Wore hair long, 1 Cor. 11:5–15. Rules for dress of Christian, 1 Tim. 2:9, 10; 1 Pet. 3:3, 4. Ornaments of, Isa. 3:16–23. Weaker than men, 1 Pet. 3:7. Are timid, Isa. 19:16; Jer. 50:37; 51:30; Nah. 3:13; affectionate, 2 Sam. 1:26; tender to her offspring, Isa. 49:15; Lam. 4:10; dancing, Judg. 11:34; 21:21; Jer. 31:13; Zech. 9:17; courteous to strangers, Gen. 24:17. Could not marry without consent of parents, Gen. 24:3, 4; 34:6; Ex. 22:17. Not to be given in marriage considered a calamity, Judg. 11:37; Psa. 78:63; Isa. 4:1. Taken captive, Num. 31:9, 15, 17, 18, 35; Lam. 1:18; Ezek. 30:17, 18. Shrewd, 2 Sam. 20:16–22. Punishment to be inflicted on men for seducing, when betrothed, Deut. 22:23–27. Punishment for seducing, when not betrothed, Ex. 22:16, 17; Deut. 22:28, 29. Treated with cruelty in war, Deut. 32:25; Lam. 2:21; 5:11. Virtuous, held in high estimation, Ruth 3:11; Prov. 31:10–30. Fond of self-indulgence, Isa. 32:9–11; of ornaments, Jer. 2:32. Subtle and deceitful, Prov. 6:24–29, 32–35; 7:6–27; Eccl. 7:26. Silly, and easily led into error, 2 Tim. 3:6. Zealous in promoting superstition and idolatry, Jer. 7:18; Ezek. 13:17, 23. Active in instigating iniquity, Num. 31:15, 16; 1 Kin. 21:25; Neh. 13:26. Guilty of sodomy, 2 Kin. 23:7; Rom. 1:26. As rulers, Isa. 3:12; Deborah, Judg. 4:4; Athaliah, 2 Kin. 11:1–16; 2 Chr. 22:2, 3, 10–12; Queen of Sheba, 1 Kin. 10:1–13; Candace, Acts 8:27; Persian queen sat on throne with the king, Neh. 2:6. Patriotic: Miriam, Ex. 15:20; Deborah, Judg. 5; women of Israel, 1 Sam. 18:6; of the Philistines, 2 Sam. 1:20. Aid in defensive operations, Judg. 9:53. As poets: Miriam, Ex. 15:21; Deborah, Judg. 5; Hannah, 1 Sam. 2:1–10; Elisabeth, Luke 1:42–45; Mary, Luke 1:46–55. As prophets: Miriam, Ex. 15:20, 21; Mic. 6:4; Deborah, Judg. 4:4, 5; Huldah, 2 Kin. 22:14–20; 2 Chr. 34:22–28; Noadiah, Neh. 6:14; Anna, Luke 2:36–38; Philip’s daughters, Acts 21:9. False prophets, Ezek. 13:17–23. In business, Prov. 31:14–18, 24. Property rights of: In inheritance, Num. 27:1–11; 36; Josh. 17:3–6; Job 42:15; to sell real estate, Ruth 4:3–9. Sold for husband’s debts, Matt. 18:25. First to sin, Gen. 3:6. Last at the cross, Matt. 27:55, 56; Mark 15:40, 41. First at the sepulcher, Mark 15:46, 47; 16:1–6; Luke 23:27, 28, 49, 55, 56; 24:1–10. First to whom the risen Lord appeared, Mark 16:9; John 20:14–18. Converted by preaching of Paul, Acts 16:14, 15; 17:4, 12, 34. Social status of: In Persia, Esth. 1:10–22; Dan. 5:1–12; in Roman customs, Acts 24:24; 25:13, 23; 26:30.