Shady Ladies of the Bible: Wicked Wives

Pillars of salt in the Dead Sea

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Part 5: Women in the Bible often weren't even given names, but they are still remembered thousands of years later. Potiphar's wife, Lot's wife and Herod's wife - we hate to think they represent any part of us, but that's how metaphysics works.

Shady Ladies of the Bible: Jezebel

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Part 4: Jezebel is one of the most famous women in the Old Testament -- well, her name is famous. But what did she do that was so bad? Rev. Ellen tells us more about this Phoenician princess who married the Jewish King Ahab. Together, they broke a lot of commandments!

Shady Ladies of the Bible: Bathsheba

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Part 3: Was Bathsheba a seductress or a powerless pawn of the king? King David was always remembered for this trangression, but the real crime was against Bathsheba's husband.

Shady Ladies of the Bible: Delilah

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Part 2: Sure, Delilah got Samson to reveal the secret of his strength, but she was hardly the temptress we thought. And Samsom was a terrorist! It's not the children's Bible story you might remember.

Shady Ladies of the Bible: Hagar

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This is the first of a series about the bad girls of the Bible, who they really were and what they really did. Hagar was called upon to have a baby for the ancient Abraham and Sarah, which only led to trouble.