Project Gutenberg 2015-05-04 Public domain in the USA. 357 Stowe, Harriet Beecher 1811 1896 Stowe, Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Crowfield, Christopher Stowe, H. B. (Harriet Beecher) 31020486 Woman in Sacred History A Series of Sketches Drawn from Scriptural, Historical, and Legendary Sources Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Woman in Sacred History" by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a collection of biographical sketches written in the late 19th century. The work explores the lives of prominent women from biblical history, presenting them through a blend of scriptural, historical, and legendary contexts. Stowe aims to illuminate the role and development of womanhood across divine history, focusing on how these figures reflect the larger ideals of femininity in spiritual and cultural realms. At the start of the volume, the introduction outlines the author’s objective of tracing the history of women under divine culture, highlighting their significance in the narrative of the Jewish nation. The opening section features discussions of women from the patriarchal ages, such as Sarah, Hagar, and Rebekah, as well as the complex dynamics of their relationships with the men in their lives. Through the lens of personal anecdotes and divine influence, the text seeks to portray these women not as mere backdrop figures, but as pivotal characters whose actions and choices significantly shaped the unfolding story of womanhood in sacred history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Bible -- Biography Women in the Bible -- Biography BS Text Category: Biographies Category: History - Religious Category: Religion/Spirituality 431304 2025-08-19T14:01:02.554079 text/html 412202 2024-10-24T17:22:36 text/html 1058601 2025-08-19T14:01:08.613027 application/epub+zip 1065492 2025-08-19T14:01:03.806014 application/epub+zip 221236 2025-08-19T14:01:03.114040 application/epub+zip 1191866 2025-08-19T14:01:12.304964 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1153283 2025-08-19T14:01:07.991986 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311599 2022-09-22T07:29:58.504516 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385705 2025-08-19T14:01:01.948013 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 365780 2024-10-24T17:22:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16956 2025-08-19T14:01:12.443983 application/rdf+xml 18550 2025-08-19T14:01:03.207999 image/jpeg 2717 2025-08-19T14:01:03.160011 image/jpeg 1035054 2025-08-19T14:01:02.657041 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia