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Arranged chronologically from Eden to the Saviour’s era, this collection offers biographical sketches of women from the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament, including Eve, Sarah, Rebekah, Miriam, Deborah, Ruth, Hannah, Abigail, Esther, and Anna. It contrasts their moral dignity and spiritual influence with the degraded status of women in surrounding cultures, and emphasizes themes of faith, courage, sacrifice, domestic devotion, and leadership. Material combines narrative biography, portraiture of character, and moral reflection to illustrate how these figures shaped family, community, and religious life across successive biblical periods.

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Title: Women in white raiment

Author: John Lemley

Release date: October 2, 2022 [eBook #69085]
Most recently updated: October 19, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United States: Charles van Benthuysen & Sons, Printers, 1898

Credits: Juliet Sutherland, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net

*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK WOMEN IN WHITE RAIMENT ***

Women in White Raiment,

BY

JOHN LEMLEY,

EDITOR OF

THE ZION’S WATCHMAN,

AND AUTHOR OF

The Christ Lifted Up,” “Land of Sacred Story,”
Wonders of Grace,” “Personal
Recollections
,” Etc.

“They shall walk with me in white; for they shall be worthy, ... and shall be clothed in white raiment.”—Rev. iii: 4, 5.

THE FIRST EDITION.

Albany, New York,
1899.