Women of the Bible: The (Wise?) Woman of Tekoa

By nature, women exert a certain amount of power over men. We see it beginning in the garden, when Adam meets his helpmate and then when he yields to Eve’s persuasion, resulting in the birth of sin. Throughout scripture, women often influence men either for good or for evil.

Men can be swayed, for better or worse, by a woman’s beauty or (more…)