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Instances of: Eve, in yielding to temptation and seducing her husband, Gen. 3:6; 1 Tim. 2:14. Sarah, in her jealousy and malice toward Hagar, Gen. 21:9-11, with vs. 12-21. Lot's wife, in her rebellion against her situation, and against the destruction of Sodom, Gen. 19:26; Luke 17:32. The daughters of Lot, in their incestuous lust, Gen. 19:31-38. Rebekah, in her partiality for Jacob, and her sharp practice to secure for him Isaac's blessing, Gen. 27:11-17. Rachel, in her jealousy of Leah, Gen. 30:1; in stealing images, Gen. 31:19,34. Leah, in her imitation of Rachel in the matter of children, Gen. 30:9-18. Dinah, in her fornication, Gen. 34:1,2. Tamar, in her adultery, Gen. 38:14-24. Potiphar's wife, in her lascivious lust and slander against Joseph, Gen. 39:7-20. Zipporah, in her persecution of Moses on account of his religious obligations, Ex. 4:25,26. Miriam, in her sedition with Aaron against Moses, Num. 12. Rahab, in her harlotry, Josh. 2:1. Delilah, in her conspiracy against Samson, Judg. 16:4-20. Peninnah, the wife of Elkanah, in her jealous taunting of Hannah, 1 Sam. 1:4-8. The Midianitish woman in the camp of Israel, taken in adultery, Num. 25:6-8. Michal, in her derision of David's religious zeal, 2 Sam. 6:16,20-23. Bath-sheba, in her adultery, in becoming the wife of her husband's murderer, 2 Sam. 11:4,5,27; 12:9,10. Solomon's wives, in their idolatrous and wicked influence over Solomon, 1 Kin. 11:1-11; Neh. 13:26. Jezebel, in her persecution and destruction of the prophets of the Lord, 1 Kin. 18:4,13; in her persecution of Elijah, 1 Kin. 19:2; in her conspiracy against Naboth, to take his vineyard, 1 Kin. 21:1-16; in her evil counsels to, and influence over, Ahab, 1 Kin. 21:25, with vs. 17-27, and 2 Kin. 9:30-37. The cannibal mothers of Samaria, 2 Kin. 6:28,29. Athaliah, in destroying the royal household and usurping the throne, 2 Kin. 11:1-16; 2 Chr. 22:10,12; 23:12-15. The sodomites of Judah, 2 Kin. 23:7. Noadiah, a false prophetess, in troubling the Jews when they were restoring Jerusalem, Neh. 6:14. Haman's wife, in counseling him to hang Mordecai, Esth. 5:14; 6:13. Job's wife, in counseling him to curse God, Job 2:9; 19:17. The idolatrous wives of Hosea, Hos. 1:2,3; 3:1. Herodias, in her incestuous marriage with Herod, Matt. 14:3,4; Mark 6:17-19; Luke 3:19; compassing the death of John the Baptist, Matt. 14:6-11; Mark 6:24-28. The daughter of Herodias, in her complicity with her mother in securing the death of John the Baptist, Matt. 14:8; Mark 6:18-28. Sapphira, in her blasphemous falsehood, Acts 5:2-10. The woman taken in adultery and brought to Jesus in the temple, John 8:1-11.