Cheryl Rhodes

These women’s stories are found in the Bible, but frequently without their thoughts and feelings recorded. The author presents them as living women with lessons to share. This volume has multiple uses. It is a book for reading, script for delivering BibleTellings, and a study book for small groups.

This list of matriarchs differs from the usual four. Sarah is undisputedly the matriarch of the nation of Israel even though she bore only one son, the son of promise. Her tenure is followed by Rebekah, who had two sons; only one received the promise. Leah, the third matriarch, bore six sons and Jacob’s only daughter. But she was the first wife and was, no doubt, influential in raising Rachel’s two boys, as well as the boys of the servant wives. Asenath is included in this numbering. Given...