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After Sarah died Abraham had to arrange the marriage of his son Isaac.  In Genesis 17 v19 God made a covenant with Abraham: “It is Sarah your wife, who will give birth to a son and you will name him Isaac.  I will establish my covenant with him, an everlasting covenant with his descendants afterContinue reading “Rebekah – a leap of faith”

The wife who followed her husband who responded to his call from God. We can perhaps recall know the story of Abraham living in Ur (somewhere around modern Iraq, Mesopotamia) in about 2000 BC; childless, but told by God that he would be the father of descendants as many as grains of sand etc. WhoContinue reading “Sarah”

Why now – why Women of the Bible? Answer – the time is now! As a mother whose children are grown up and living independent lives, it’s time to think about where and what next?  It is nearly thirty years since I graduated with a History degree and the answer to the often unspoken questionContinue reading “WOMEN OF THE BIBLE”