Dynamic Duos
We both "built the house of Israel"
Who are Leah & Rachel (Ruth 4:11)?
I calmed down a hot-head & saved lives in the process (the hot-head later betrayed me)
Who is Abigail?
God made me royalty, stating that I would "become nations; kings of peoples will come from" me
Who is Sarai a/k/a Sarah?
My wife figuratively and literally completed me (Take that, Tom Cruise!)
Who is Adham?
I am the widowed parent of my grandchildren
Who is Lot?
Jesus loved me: the Bible tells us so. He was a regular visitor at my home (& let me off from domestic duties)
Who is Mary, Martha's & Lazarus' sister (Luke 10:38-42 & John 11:5)
My slave saved my skin
Who is Naaman?
I did double duty as Jehovah's representative, judging Israel and providing prophesies
Deborah
My spouse got rid of me for my lack of vanity
Who is Vashti
I am the mother of my nephew's 3 children
Who is Jochebed, Levi's daughter and the mother of Miriam, Aaron, & Moses (Numbers 26:59)
Often (nick)named before my spouse, I’m a hospitable tent-maker, who corrected inaccuracy and risked my neck for the apostle to the nations.
Who is Priscilla (a/k/a Prisca)
I saved my brother's life, then later, he returned the favor
Miriam, the prophetess
I provided comfort, then made my point (Beware the kindness of strangers)
Who is Jael?
I got greedy after I saw how much my future brother-in-law was willing to give for my sister’s hand in marriage, so I later exploited my nephew’s love for my daughter to get more (& more & more) out of him
Who is Laban, Rebekah's brother and Rachel's & Leah's father?
A hypocritical widower declared me "more righteous than" he was (possible extra hint: he accused me of the act he committed)
Who is Tamar, Judah's widowed daughter-in-law
I have 2 famous mothers-in-law: one was a hero who saved 2 men; the other was a widow
Who is Ruth (Naomi & Rahab)
I saved my own life by playing the fool
Who is David (
I am a descendant of royalty, whose children were renowned for their beauty
Maacah, daughter of King Talmai and mother of Tamar & Absalom (1 Chronicles 3:2)
My spouse committed adultery, then eliminated the competition
Who are the wives of David (who had Uriah killed)
I rejected a promiscuous pervert who admitted that he wanted to grope me
Shulammite maiden (Canticles 7:7)
My professional partner & I saved an entire generation. All part of the job!
Who is Shiphrah or Puah?
Thanks to me, my city's victory was a stone's throw away
Who is the woman who killed Abimelech (Judges 9:53-57) in Thebez (2 Samuel 11:21)?
I relayed the word of God to a delegation of men sent by the king (I was known for prophesy)
Who is Huldah (2 Kings 22:14-20 & 2 Chronicles 34:22-28)
My husband didn't make the cut, so I did
Who is Zipporah, who circumcised her son (Exodus 4:24-26)
Like serial killer Ted Bundy, this rapist used his victim’s kindness to lure her into his trap.
Who is Amnon, incestuous rapist