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,” “SFIRIT OF JUDAISM," ETC.

VOL II.

LONDON:
R. GROOMBRIDGE AND SONS,

CONTENTS OF VOLUME II.

Page

Fourth Period.—The Monarchy.

Chapter I. Michal

Chapter II. Abigail

Chapter III. Wise Woman of Tekoah.-Woman of Abel.-

Rispah.-Prophet's Widow

Chapter IV. The Shunammite . .

Chapter V. Little Israelitish Maid.—Huldah .

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Fifth PERIOD.–Babylonian Captivity.

Chapter I. The Captivity._Review of Book of Ezra.-

Suggestions as to the Identity of the

Ahasuerus of Scripture.-Choice of Esther 111

Chapter II. Esther Continued . . . . 127

Chapter III. Esther Concluded in . . . 139

Chapter IV. Review of Events : narrated in Ezra and

Nehemiah .

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181

Sixth PERIOD.—Continuance of the Second Temple.

Chapter I. Review of Jewish History, from the Return

from Babylon to the Appeal of Hyrcanus

and Aristobulus to Pompey

Chapter II. From the Appeal to Pompey to the Death

of Herod . . .

Chapter III. From the Death of Herod to the War

Chapter IV. The Martyr-Mother

Chapter V. Alexandra

Chapter VI. Mariamne.