Hebrew Women in Egypt: Bible
Hebrew women in Egypt are critical figures in the Bible, especially concerning their maternal and physically nurturing roles. Hebrew midwives help male babies escape the infanticide commanded by the Pharaoh, and another woman helps save baby Moses’ life. These stories show how women were able to undermine the Pharaonic authority and ensure the survival of the Hebrew people in general.
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Exum, J. Cheryl. “Second Thoughts about Secondary Characters: Women in Exodus 1:8–2:10.” In A Feminist Companion to Exodus to Deuteronomy, edited by Athalya Brenner, 75–87. Sheffield, England: 1994.
Ibid. “‘You Shall Let Every Daughter Live’: A Study of Exodus 1:8–2:10.” Semeia 28 (1993): 63–82.
Gruber, Mayer I. “Breast-Feeding Practices in Biblical Israel and in Old Babylonian Mesopotamia.” In The Motherhood of God and Other Studies. Atlanta: 1992, 69–107.
Meyers, Carol, General Editor. Women in Scripture. New York: 2000.
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