THE

WOMEN OF ISRAEL;

OR,

CHARACTERS AND SKETCHES FROM THE HOLY
SCRIPTURES, AND JEWISH HISTORY,

ILLUSTRATIVE OF

THE PAST HISTORY, PRESENT DUTIES, AND FUTURE
DESTINY OF THE HEBREW FEMALES, AS BASED

ON THE WORD OF GOD.

BY

GRACE AGUILAR,

AUTHOR OF "RECORDS OF ISRAEL," "SPIRIT OF JUDAISM," ETC.

VOL I.

LONDON:

R. GROOMBRIDGE AND SONS,

5, PATERNOSTER ROW.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME I.

Introduction

FIRST PERIOD.-Wives of the Patriarchs.

Chapter I. Eve

Chapter II. Sarah

Chapter III. Rebekah

Chapter IV. Leah and Rachel

SECOND PERIOD.-The Exodus and the Law

Chapter I. Egyptian Captivity, and Jochebed.

Chapter II. The Exodus.-Mothers of Israel.

Chapter III. Laws for Wives in Israel

Chapter IV. Laws for Widows and Daughters in Israel

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Chapter V. Maid Servants in Israel, and sundry other Laws 266

THIRD PERIOD.-Between the Delivery of the Law and the Monarchy.