There are around 188 women named in the Bible and many more are mentioned but unnamed.

How many women's names are mentioned in the bible. The New Testament mentions six different women with the name Mary. The only daughter of Jacob and Leah who is mentioned in the Bible. We all have one.

What is sometimes confusing is that only 1794 of these people have a unique name. A new study has revealed there are a total of just 93 women mentioned in the Bible - and they speak only 11 per cent of the time. Mary was a common female name in Israel during the time of Christ.

Some others who are believed to have spoken prophetically are. Does any of this surprise you. The Hebrew form of the name is Miriam or Miryam given to the sister of Moses.

How did you do on your guessing. Published March 2 2017 The Catholic canon of the Bible contains 73 books. Most Mentioned Women in the Bible.

Three of them bear womens names. Reverend Lindsay Hardin Freeman led. This list distinguishes the names between the New and Old Testaments.

Her Hebrew name means judgement. This is over 12 percent of the words contained in the Bible. A Look at Four Nameless Women in the Bible Part 1 September 25 2017.