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Women in white raiment

Chapter 2: ILLUSTRATIONS.
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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.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

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The Accepted Offering 31
Jacob’s Struggle at the Jabbok 67
The Israelites in Bondage 73
Moses Rescued from the Nile 75
Miriam’s Song of Triumph 84
The Fall of Jericho 95
Ruth, the Faithful Friend 108
The Beautiful Abigail Meeting David 121
Solomon’s Merchant Ships 130
The Queen of Sheba 133
Hadassah in the Persian Court 153
Esther Pleading for Her People 157
The Angel’s Message 164
The Ministry at Ephesus 181
Anna, the Prophetess 185
Christ and Womanhood 193
The Noontide Hour at Jacob’s Well 198
The Uninvited Guest 208
Seeking the Living Among the Dead 237
The City by the Anghista 253
Corinth, the Gate of the Peloponnesus     260