| Rahab was a prostitute who was spared
for saving the life of two Jewish spies. (Joshua 2)
Lot's daughters had sex with their father
when they thought there were no more humans on the earth. Some Jewish
teachings count their acts as heroic since they were done to save
humanity. (Genesis 19)
Ruth was a Moabite woman who "slept under
the robe of Boaz" to protect her family. Her faithfulness to her mother-in-law and her committment to the God of Israel made her a hero. (Ruth)
Esther was a Jewish woman who went to the
Persian King as a concubine, was later made a queen, and used her position
to save the Jewish people during the exile. (Esther) |
